Authors : Dr. Madhuriya Lodha; Dr. Khalid M. Agwani; Dr. Ramank Mathur; Dr. Sushmit Rajput; Dr. Srishti Mishra; Dr. Nupur Jain

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 12 - December

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25dec1391

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Abstract : Background: Dentists and dental students frequently employ local anesthesia for a variety of dental surgical procedures. In dentistry, mandibular anesthesia techniques are frequently employed to sedate the lower jaw in preparation for restorative or surgical treatments. Inferior alveolar nerve block, Gow Gates, Vazirani-Akinosi, mental, and incisive nerve block are some of the mandibular anesthesia procedures. Learning a new technique is challenging, but unlearning an old skill to practice a new one is much more challenging. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the awareness and knowledge of IANB and Gow-Gates mandibular anesthesia techniques, as well as to ascertain the learning curve for these techniques, specifically among dentistry students.  Aim: To evaluate dental student’s awareness and understanding of various mandibular anesthesia techniques, including IANB and Gow Gates, and to ascertain how quickly they pick up these techniques.  Setting And Design: From October 2022 to September 2024, 140 dental students at Darshan Dental College and Hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, participated in this descriptive longitudinal study.  Methodology: The study was performed by evaluating all the details on a pre-approved and pre-validated visual analogue scale (VAS) observing and grading students on a scale from 0 to 5 (easy to most difficult). A pretested 5-item, 1-page questionnaire was graded by the common blinded observer. Data on demographics, difficulties learning various mandibular anesthesia techniques, failures to achieve anesthesia, and the favored mandibular anesthesia technique among dental students were collected. Chi–square test was used for statistical analysis.  Result and Conclusion: 140 pupils in all were observed. Female students made up 65% of the student body (n = 92). The IANB mandibular anesthetic approach was favored by 80% (n = 112) of the students over the Gow Gates technique. The Gow Gates mandibular anesthetic technique has a longer learning curve, as evidenced by the fact that 67% (n = 95) of students required correction during administration. The knowledge and practice for Gow Gates mandibular anesthesia technique is steeper in spite of being more efficient technique when compared with the learning curve and efficiency of IANB mandibular anesthesia technique.

Keywords : (Mandibular Anesthesia Techniques, IANB, Gow Gates, Knowledge, Dental Students).

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