TECHNIQUES FOR LOCAL-ANESTHESIA OF THE FA CE

In the head and neck region, many procedures can be performed under lo cal anesthesia. The anesthetic agent can be applied onto the surface o f the skin or mucosa (surface anesthesia), it can be infiltrated into the tissue to be treated, or it can be used to block the regional sens ory nerve (conduction anesthesia). In this paper, the most important t echniques for local anesthesia of the face are presented as a short cl inical guide.