A 9-Year-Old Child Is Having a Restoration Placed on the Occlusal

A 9-year-old child is having a restoration placed on the occlusal surface of the mandibular left first molar. Which of the following heights of the inferior alveolar local anesthetic nerve block sites should be followed during the pain control procedure?

A) Only 6 to 10 mm superior to the occlusal plane of the mandibular molars
B) Slightly inferior to the occlusal plane of the mandibular molars
C) At the same height as the occlusal plane of the mandibular molars
D) More than 10 mm superior to the occlusal plane of the mandibular molars