A Patient with Known Allergy to Local Anesthesia Presenting for a Dental Restoration.

Dent Clin North Am

Penn Dental Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia VA Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published: July 2023

Dentists should be equipped to treat an allergic reaction in a dental office, and in this scenario, the potential allergic reaction is noted after administration of a common local anesthetic lidocaine with epinephrine. The allergic reaction quickly escalates to a full-blown anaphylaxis, and the management of such an episode is detailed in this article.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.036DOI Listing

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