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Simone Henderson

Medicines Information Pharmacist, North West Medicines Information Centre and National Dental Medicines Information Service, Pharmacy Practice Unit, 70 Pembroke Place, Liverpool L69 3GF, UK

What steroid supplementation is required for a patient with primary adrenal insufficiency undergoing a dental procedure?

The 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?

A true allergy to local anaesthetics may be either type I or type IV.6.

Drug Interactions with Local Anaesthetic Preparations used by Primary Care Dental Practitioners