Local anesthesia with epinephrine is safe and effective for oral surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary disease: a prospective randomized study

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the variations in blood glucose levels, hemodynamic effects and patient anxiety scores during tooth extraction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus T2DM and coronary disease under local anesthesia with 2% lidocaine with or without epinephrine. STUDY DESIGN: This is a p...

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Main Authors: Marcela Alves dos Santos-Paul, Itamara Lucia Itagiba Neves, Ricardo Simões Neves, José Antonio Franchini Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-03-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000300185&lng=en&tlng=en