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Anesthetic management of the trigeminocardiac reflex during mesiodens removal-a case report
1Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. mdwebb@vcu.edu
Anesthesia Progress
|March 14, 2007
Abstract:
We describe a case in which reflection of a palatal flap for removal of a mesiodens is presented as the triggering factor for bradycardia caused by stimulation of the trigeminocardiac reflex. The management of the case, as well as the reflex arc, is discussed.
