Tom Reynaldo is scheduled for restorations for recurrent decay on #18 and #19. He has received two IA nerve blocks without profound anesthesia of tooth #19. The surrounding teeth and soft tissues are very numb. He says he is usually numb for hours after the many injections he typically receives but he notes that one tooth, #19, never gets numb enough.
-Which nerve likely provides accessory innervation to tooth #19?

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Tom Reynaldo is scheduled for restorations for recurrent decay on #18 and #19. He has received two IA nerve blocks without profound anesthesia of tooth #19. The surrounding teeth and soft tissues are very numb. He says he is usually numb for hours after the many injections he typically receives but he notes that one tooth, #19, never gets numb enough.
-Which nerve likely provides accessory innervation to tooth #19?

Tom Reynaldo Is Scheduled for Restorations for Recurrent Decay on #18