Local anesthesia calculations: How to avoid overdose and toxicity in pediatric patients?

It is important to know the physiology and anatomy of the child when administering local anesthetics in a pediatric dentistry intervention. Overdose in pediatric dentistry occurs when the dosage of anesthetics is not handled correctly.

Local anesthetic systemic toxicity is a consequence of overdose, it is rare but usually occurs in children. This event is avoidable if all safety measures are taken.

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We share an article that teaches us what are the symptoms of local anesthetic systemic toxicity in pediatric patients, and also how to properly calculate local anesthetics.

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Deepak G Krishnan. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2018 May.

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