Abstract
This chapter presents a case study that a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus experiences an acute physiologic reaction while receiving dental care. The dentist must immediately manage this suspected hypoglycemic episode. The chapter presents medical history, dental history and history of the current problem of the patient, and treatment of hyperglycemia.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Interprofessional Approach |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 215-220 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118887837 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118377802 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 27 2014 |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Dentistry
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Lamster, I. B., Bittner, N., & Lorber, D. (2014). Case 3: A patient with diabetes mellitus has a hypoglycemic episode in the dental office. In Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health: An Interprofessional Approach (pp. 215-220). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118887837.ch12