Postanesthetic ulceration of palate: A rare complication.
The routine dental practice involves various dental procedures which needs the application of local anesthetics. Generally, there are very few complications associated with these procedures. Complications such as tissue necrosis can occur following the rapid injection of local anesthetic solutions. Palate is a favorable site for soft tissue lesions, various factors such as direct effects of the drug, blanching of the tissues during injection, a relatively poor blood supply, and reactivation of the latent forms of herpes can all promote to tissue ischemia and a lesion in the palate.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Ramesh
R
Gupta
Department of Prosthodontics, Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Meenu
M
Garg
Department of Prosthodontics, Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Salil
S
Pawah
Department of Orthodontics, Krishna Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ajay
A
Gupta
Anesthesia; necrosis; palate; ulcer