Dental treatment of patient with a cardiac pacemaker. Review of the literature.
Presented is a summarization of past and current literature that establishes a workable guideline for the treatment of the pacemaker wearer in the dental office. This guideline gives the practicing dentist a procedure for the management of such a patient.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003729:Dental Care; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial