Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology (대한치과마취과학회)
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Flexible laryngeal mask airway management for dental treatment cases associated with difficult intubation

  • Tsukamoto, Masanori (Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Kyushu University Hospital) ;
  • Hitosugi, Takashi (Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University) ;
  • Yokoyama, Takeshi (Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University)
  • Received : 2016.12.27
  • Accepted : 2017.02.12
  • Published : 2017.03.30
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Abstract

Nasotracheal intubation is generally a useful maxillofacial surgery that provides good surgical access for intraoral procedures. When nasotracheal intubation is difficult, laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion can be performed, and the flexible $LMA^{TM}$ (FLMA) is also useful for anesthetic management. However, the FLMA provides limited access to the mouth, which restricts the insertion of instrumentation and confines the surgical field available. Here, we present our experience using the FLMA airway management for dental treatment cases involving difficulty with intubation.

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