Revista alergia Mexico (Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico : 1993)
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Multicenter Study
Allergy to local anesthetics in dentistry. Myth or reality?
Local anesthetics are drugs frequently used in dentistry. Although they are usually well-tolerated drugs, sometimes, they can cause adverse reactions of different kinds and severity. True incidence of local anesthetics' allergic reactions is unknown. ⋯ The allergic reactions to the local anesthetics are very rare and most of the adverse reactions are psychogenic/vasovagal. These facts should be known by the physician and by the dentist in order to minimize the frequent fears and "myths" about the use of local anesthetics at the dentist office.