Dental Pharmacology
What steroid supplementation is required for a patient with primary adrenal insufficiency undergoing a dental procedure?
Simone HendersonThe risk of adrenal crisis associated with dental procedures, and hence the need for steroid supplementation, is dependent on the type of dental procedure.1 Where supplementation is required this is...
Allergy to local anaesthetic agents used in dentistry – what are the signs, symptoms, alternative diagnoses and management options?
Simone HendersonA true allergy to local anaesthetics may be either type I or type IV.6.