ReviewCureus2023
Neurological Complications of Local Anesthesia in Dentistry: A Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transient Stroke-Like Symptoms Following Subcutaneous Lidocaine Administration: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Exploring the antimicrobial potential of the articaine derivative in oral infections.Journal of oral microbiology · 2025Article
- Transient unilateral oculomotor and trigeminal nerve palsy following intranasal local anesthetic infiltration: a case report.AME case reports · 2025Article
- Review
- Comparison between Ultrasonographic-Guided Temporal and Coronoid Approaches for Trigeminal Nerve Block in Dogs: A Cadaveric Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Neurosurgical Complications Following Tooth Extraction: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Meta-Analysis : Neurosurgical Complications Following Tooth Extraction.Galen medical journal · 2024Review
- Selection of the safest local anesthetic for dental treatment in medically compromised patients: A comprehensive review.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
- An update on trismus: etiology, diagnosis and treatment.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Local anesthesia is a technique that temporarily desensitizes a specific body area, typically for a surgical procedure, dental work, or pain management. It is described as a sensation loss in a specific area of the body due to depression of excitation in the nerve endings or due to the inhibition of the conduction process within the peripheral nerves. It allows for safer and more comfortable medical procedures, reducing the need for general anesthesia and facilitating faster recovery. Local anesthesia is generally safe, but like any medical intervention, it carries potential risks and side effects. The complications related to local anesthetics can be assessed in terms of neurological, vascular, local, systemic, and neurological. In this review article, we discussed the neurological complications of local anesthesia related to the ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve, mandibular nerve, branches of the trigeminal nerve, and facial nerve. These include diplopia, ptosis, paralysis of the eye, blindness, paresthesia, trismus, soft tissue lesions, edema, hematoma, facial blanching, infection, allergy, overdose, neuralgia, facial palsy, etc.
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