Intraligamentary anaesthesia course for Dental Practitioners

This session provides an overview to intraligamentary anaesthesia. It also describes the method of administration, the indications for use and the advantages and disadvantages of this technique. This session was reviewed by Kathy Wilson in May 2015.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you should be able to:

• list the indications and contraindications for intraligamentary anaesthesia
• describe the method of administration of intraligamentary anaesthesia
• list the advantages and disadvantages of intraligamentary injections

Intraligamentary anaesthesia is regarded as a supplementary technique used when conventional methods have failed to provide adequate anaesthesia. However some practitioners use these techniques as first line anaesthesia.