Medical emergencies in dental pediatric patients – A review

Medical emergencies which are life-threatening can and do occur in the dental office. Most of the recommendations for treating medical emergencies in the dental office are oriented towards the adult patient, and recommendations for the management of medical emergencies in the child patient are not readily available. The pedodontist must have equipment specifically for the pediatric dental patient. The dosages of emergency drugs as well as the techniques for providing supportive therapy for the pediatric dental patient need to be altered and are discussed in this paper.