Do vasoconstrictors modify glycemia in diabetic dental patients?

  1. Antonio Cutando Soriano
  2. R. Vílchez Joya
  3. G. Gómez Moreno
  4. M. Bravo Pérez
Journal:
Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

ISSN: 1135-030X

Year of publication: 1997

Issue Title: Special Needs in Dentistry

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Pages: 5-8

Type: Article

More publications in: Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

Abstract

Vasoconstrictors are usally involved in states of hypoglycemia in diabetic and normal patients. The use vasoconstrictors is considered to be of risk for uncontrolled diabetic patients.However, the state of anxiety, wihch is considered to produce endogenous catecholamines inducing the mobilization of liver glycogen, has not been evaluated.