Child Patient with a History of Status Epilepticus Referred for Management of Grossly Decayed Primary Molar

Elizabeth Bortell; Jayakumar Jayaraman

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2023.05.024

Child Patient with a History of Status Epilepticus Referred for Management of Grossly Decayed Primary Molar

Dent Clin North Am. 2023 Oct;67(4):691-694. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.05.024. Epub 2023 Jun 26.

Authors

Elizabeth Bortell¹, Jayakumar Jayaraman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1101 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298-0566, USA. Electronic address: ebbortell@vcu.edu.
² Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1101 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298-0566, USA.

PMID: 37714626
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.05.024

Abstract

A patient with status epilepticus presents with a grossly carious primary molar. Medical consultation is requested from the patient's neurologist. The patient is treated in the operating room under general anesthesia for comprehensive dental care.

Keywords: Children; Dental; Epilepsy; General anesthesia; Seizures; Status epilepticus.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Molar / surgery
Status Epilepticus* / complications