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Effect Of Restorative Dental Procedures On Vital Signs In Children
Lanre L. Bello, BDS, MS, Samia K. Darwish, BDS, MS, Cert. Pedo
King Saud University, P.O.Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
The effect of restorative dental treatment on blood pressure, pulse rate and arterial oxygen saturation were investigated in a group of children. No significant change in blood pressure and arterial oxygen saturation was observed in the course of treatment but the pulse rate recorded a significant increase. Routine operative procedures do not affect the blood pressure and oxygen saturation but cause a great increase in the pulse especially during local anesthetic administration, rubber dam application and cavity preparation in unsedated children.
Saudi Dental Journal 1994;6(2):78-82.
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