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Paracetamol Overdose in a Teenager Following Placement of a Fixed Appliance

From Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2009 | Pages 33-35

Authors

Rose Matusiak

BDS, MClinDent(Edin) BDS(Sheff)

Consultant/Hon Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Articles by Rose Matusiak

Kathryn E Harley

BDS, MSc, FDS RCS(Edin), FDS RCS(Eng), FDS RCPS(Glas), FFGDP(UK)

Consultant/Hon Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Articles by Kathryn E Harley

Abstract

Pain or discomfort is common following placement or adjustment of orthodontic appliances. This case report describes an accidental paracetamol overdose in a 13-year-old girl following the initial placement of fixed appliances.

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