Penatalaksanaan patah jarum akibat anastesi lokal pada ekstraksi gigi Management of broken needle cause by local anesthesia on teeth extraction

Saifuddin Kusuma N (Dokter gigi di Rumah Sakit Islam Samarinda, Samarinda)
Fonny Dahong (Bagian Bedah Mulut, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar Indonesia)
Muh. Ruslin (Bagian Bedah Mulut, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2012): Formerly Jurnal Dentofasial ISSN 1412-8926

Since the inroduction of disposable needles, breakage of needles within tissues have become extremely rare.However, reports of needle breakage still appear. This paper discussed the cause of needle breakage, problem ofneedle breakage, prevention of needle breakage, and management of needle breakage. If the needle broken duringanesthesia of the alveolar dental nerve process, the needle will probably be located in the pterygomandibular space.It can migrate to vital structure.