Question 21 of 35

Delivering Local Anesthetics

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After 3 attempts, you administered a left IAN to your patient and spent 1 hour scaling and root planing that quadrant. As he got up to leave, he informed you that he couldn't open his mouth very wide at this time without experiencing pain. What is this condition called:

  1. hematoma
  2. trismus
  3. paresthesia
  4. facial nerve paralysis