Journal article
Lip Biting in a Pediatric Dental Patient After Dental Local Anesthesia: A Case Report
Journal of pediatric nursing, Vol.23(6), pp.490-493
2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.02.035
PMID: 19026918
Abstract
Self-inflicted lip trauma is a potential complication of dental treatment involving local anesthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve, particularly among children. Children presenting with this self-limiting condition are often times misdiagnosed as having a localized bacterial infection. In some extreme cases, children have been unnecessarily hospitalized and treated with systemic antibiotics or surgical interventions. This case report describes a child who bit his lip after a dental appointment and was subsequently hospitalized for monitoring. Pediatric nurses are in a unique position to help parents and primary care physicians properly diagnose and manage this benign condition palliatively.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lip Biting in a Pediatric Dental Patient After Dental Local Anesthesia: A Case Report
- Creators
- Donald ChiMichael KanellisElaine HimadiMarie-Eve Asselin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric nursing, Vol.23(6), pp.490-493
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.02.035
- PMID
- 19026918
- NLM abbreviation
- J Pediatr Nurs
- ISSN
- 0882-5963
- eISSN
- 1532-8449
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Dental Clinic Administration; Emergency Medicine; Pediatric Dentistry; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984083252102771
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