Dental Appliances Can Complicate an Otherwise Normal Airway

Abstract

It is our opinion that only isotonic solutions should be utilized for epidural injections and that hypo-or hypertonic ones should be avoided. Prevention is always better than any cure. References 1. Cohn AI, Levesque PR. Saline versus water for epidural injection [letter]. 2. Miguel R, Morse S, Murtagh FR. Pain upon injection in the epidural space. 3. Mondadori E. Anestesia extradural, tese. Rio de Janeiro: Jornal do 4. Lund PC. Peridural analgesia and anesthesia. Springfield, 1 L Charles C

Orthodontic appliances and insertion of the laryngeal mask airway

“…Orthodontic appliances can complicate airway management [1–3]. We report here a case in which an orthodontic appliance made insertion of the laryngeal mask airway with the standard technique difficult.…”

“…It is controversial whether an orthodontic appliance should be removed before induction of anaesthesia [1–3]. In this case, as the patient's airway was not a potential problem except for the presence of the appliance, we expected that mask ventilation and tracheal intubation would be possible even if the laryngeal mask could not be placed.…”