Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology (대한치과마취과학회)
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Application of augmented reality for inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: A technical note

  • Won, Yu-Jin (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.05.29
  • Accepted : 2017.06.18
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Efforts to apply augmented reality (AR) technology in the medical field include the introduction of AR techniques into dental practice. The present report introduces a simple method of applying AR during an inferior alveolar nerve block, a procedure commonly performed in dental clinics.

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