Management of exaggerated gagging in prosthodontic patients using glossopharyngeal nerve block

Abstract

When gag reflex becomes abnormally active, it poses difficulty for the prosthodontists, as it hinders the process of fixed partial denture construction beginning with tooth preparation till impression making. In this case-report, the authors used a nerve block technique which is popular among anaesthetist and otolaryngologist, but is being applied in the field of prosthodontics for the first time, to tide over the difficulty. Copyright 2011 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.