A Child with Tetralogy of Fallot Presents for Extraction of Mandibular Premolars

Jayakumar Jayaraman

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.008

A Child with Tetralogy of Fallot Presents for Extraction of Mandibular Premolars

Dent Clin North Am. 2023 Jul;67(3):415-417. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.008. Epub 2023 Apr 18.

Author

Jayakumar Jayaraman¹

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Dentistry, Children's Hospital of Richmond, Suite 200, Floor 6, 1000 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Electronic address: jayakumar83@hotmail.com.

PMID: 37244704
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.008

Abstract

A 11-year-old boy was referred from an orthodontist for routine extraction of premolars. The patient's cardiac condition was thoroughly examined, and the premolars were extracted following antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent bacterial endocarditis.

Keywords: Children; Congenital heart disease; Cyanosis; Dental treatment; Tetralogy of fallot.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bicuspid / surgery
Child
Heart Diseases*
Humans
Male
Tetralogy of Fallot* / surgery