title: Medical emergencies in the dental practice.
abstract: Medical emergencies occurring in dental practice can be alarming. The keys to minimizing alarm are taking a thorough history so that possible emergencies can be, to some extent, anticipated, and having a good working knowledge of how to manage emergencies, should they arise.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003729:Dental Care; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000628:therapy; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000628:therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local