Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report

Background/Aim: Many irrigation solutions are used during root canal treatment. It is unacceptable to confuse irrigation solutions with anesthetic solution and inadvertently inject the patient. After such an error, local and systemic serious complications can be seen in the patient. The purpose of t...

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Main Authors: Eskibağlar Mehmet, Kaya Sadullah, Yüzer Güney Mustafa, Güler Ridvan, Tartuk Gizem Akin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Balkan Stomatological Society 2021-11-01
Series:Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2021-0029
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author Eskibağlar Mehmet
Kaya Sadullah
Yüzer Güney Mustafa
Güler Ridvan
Tartuk Gizem Akin
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description Background/Aim: Many irrigation solutions are used during root canal treatment. It is unacceptable to confuse irrigation solutions with anesthetic solution and inadvertently inject the patient. After such an error, local and systemic serious complications can be seen in the patient. The purpose of this case report is to show how careless use of etilendiamin tetraacedic acid (EDTA) can result in important complications, and offer some treatment methods for curing symptoms resulting from such complications.
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spelling doaj.art-a9072ff1560d4deaa0610bd3e07269642022-12-22T02:31:19ZengBalkan Stomatological SocietyBalkan Journal of Dental Medicine2335-02452021-11-0125318318710.2478/bjdm-2021-0029Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case ReportEskibağlar Mehmet0Kaya Sadullah1Yüzer Güney Mustafa2Güler Ridvan3Tartuk Gizem Akin4Department of Endodontics, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, TurkeyDepartment of Endodontics, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, TurkeyDepartment of Endodontics, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, TurkeyDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, TurkeyDepartment of Endodontics, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, TurkeyBackground/Aim: Many irrigation solutions are used during root canal treatment. It is unacceptable to confuse irrigation solutions with anesthetic solution and inadvertently inject the patient. After such an error, local and systemic serious complications can be seen in the patient. The purpose of this case report is to show how careless use of etilendiamin tetraacedic acid (EDTA) can result in important complications, and offer some treatment methods for curing symptoms resulting from such complications.https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2021-0029accidentendodonticsethylenediaminetetraacetic acidlocal anesthesiasurgery
spellingShingle Eskibağlar Mehmet
Kaya Sadullah
Yüzer Güney Mustafa
Güler Ridvan
Tartuk Gizem Akin
Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine
accident
endodontics
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
local anesthesia
surgery
title Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
title_full Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
title_fullStr Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
title_short Accidental Injection of EDTA Instead of Anesthesia Solution during Root Canal Treatment: Case Report
title_sort accidental injection of edta instead of anesthesia solution during root canal treatment case report
topic accident
endodontics
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
local anesthesia
surgery
url https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2021-0029
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