Diphenhydramine as a Local Anesthetic: Case Report

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Keywords: local anesthetic, allergy, diphenhydramine, emergency treatment Abstract Allergy to local anesthetics is a rare condition which poses a unique challenge for dental treatment. In this article, we present a case of suspected allergy to conventional local anesthetics which was managed successfully using 1% diphenhydramine solution with 1:100,000 parts epinephrine as an alternative means of … Read more

Guidelines on Emergency and Urgent Treatment from ADA&C

The ADA&C is providing the following information for members to use as a resource in addition to appropriate clinical judgment on making decisions to provide care for emergency and urgent treatment, effective May 4, 2020. It is appropriate to provide needed care, that if left untreated, becomes a more significant burden on our health care … Read more