Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 116, Issue 1, 53-55
Copyright © 1988 by American Dental Association
Electronic dental anesthesia in a patient with suspected allergy to local anesthetics: report of case
SF Malamed
and
CL Quinn
University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0641.
A 56-year-old patient with alleged allergy to local anesthetics required restorative dental treatment. Electronic dental anesthesia was used successfully, in lieu of injectable local anesthetics, to manage intraoperative pain associated with the restoration of vital mandibular teeth.