Allergic reactions to local anesthetics in dental patients: Analysis of intracutaneous and challenge tests

Open Dentistry Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 146-149

  Tomoyasu, Yumiko ^a   Mukae, Kazuo ^b   Suda, Michiyo ^b   Hayashi, Tomoko ^b   Ishii, Minako ^b   Sakaguchi, Mai ^b   Watanabe, Yoshihisa ^b   Jinzenji, Ayako ^b   Arai, Yukiko ^b   Higuchi, Hitoshi ^c   Maeda, Shigeru ^a   Miyawaki, Takuya ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Allergic reaction; Challenge test; Intracutaneous test; Local anesthetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555123879     PISSN: 18742106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601105010146     Document Type: Article

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