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9 Februrary 2010

EPINEPHRINE ALLERGIES

Often times patients come in and insist they are allergic to epinephrine. Epinephrine is also known as adrenaline, which is a naturally occuring and essential stimulant in the human body. It is added to dental anesthetics in order to provide more profound anesthesia and increase the duration of action, and yes, there are sometimes side effects and contraindications, but you can't be allergic to it.

11 January 2010

RESTORING ROOT CANALED TEETH

Many people think that after a tooth has been root canaled, it's treatment is done. Often times a temporary filling is placed immediately after the root canal is done, but a permanent filling and or a crown (if it's on a posterior tooth) still need to be placed. If a permanent restoration is not done, the tooth may get reinfected, which may cause the root canal to fail, or the tooth may fracture, which may lead to an extraction.

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