1Tutor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences
2Professor & Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences
3Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Upasna Mohapatra, Tutor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India e-mail: upasanamohapatra.um@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
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.
Local Anesthesia, Complications, Medically-Compromised
