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Face swelling from injection at the dentist

10/08/2008 07:20AM

Question:

I feel i am having a adverse reaction to the injection i have just had at the dentist as my face is starting to swell quite alot, do i need to go back or is this a normall reaction.

Answer:

You should call and be seen. There may be several causes, some unrelated to local anesthesia.

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Response by:

Nationwide Children's Hospital Steven I. Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
Chief of Dental Anesthesiology
Clinical Professor
Section of Dental Anesthesiology
College of Dentistry
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Steven I. Ganzberg, SB,  DMD, MS