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Modifications of Local Anesthesia in Medically Compromised Patients:A Review


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1 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Institute of Dental Sciences, India
2 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, India
3 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India
     

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The association of local anesthesia, the vasoconstrictor used in it and the medical condition of the patient concerned has long been studied, analyzed and modified. With the advancement in medical and dental practices, the number of complications relating the above stated parameters has also increased. This article gives a review of how the conditions of medically compromised patients effect the use of local anesthetic agent and the vasoconstrictors used with them in dental practice.

Keywords

Local Anesthesia, Complications, Medically-Compromised.
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Upasana Mohapatra
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Institute of Dental Sciences, India
Susant Mohanty
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, India
Sonu Acharya
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, India
Bismay Singh
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India

Abstract


The association of local anesthesia, the vasoconstrictor used in it and the medical condition of the patient concerned has long been studied, analyzed and modified. With the advancement in medical and dental practices, the number of complications relating the above stated parameters has also increased. This article gives a review of how the conditions of medically compromised patients effect the use of local anesthetic agent and the vasoconstrictors used with them in dental practice.

Keywords


Local Anesthesia, Complications, Medically-Compromised.