Open AccessKnowledge and attitude of dental surgeons in India toward ocular complications of intra-oral local anesthesia
Author(s) -
Kavitha Patil,
Vinod Kumar,
Karishma Munoli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.159977
Subject(s) - medicine , ptosis , mydriasis , local anesthesia , palpebral fissure , diplopia , blindness , oral and maxillofacial surgery , miosis , dentistry , ophthalmology , optometry , surgery , anesthesia
Ocular disturbances such as blurring of vision, mydriasis, palpebral ptosis, diplopia, ptosis, enophthalmos, miosis, and blindness (temporary or permanent) are rare complications due to intra-oral local anesthesia. Currently, the guidelines to dentists on preventing and caring for such ocular problems are lacking. Hence, we evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of dentists toward ocular complications of intra-oral anesthesia as a means to assess the need for such guidelines.