Pediatric dentistry

Alphaprodine is a sjmthetic opioid that is rapidly absorbed after oral submucosal injection (1). It is used in pediatric dentistry, but it has been withdrawn from the market on a number of occasions because of concerns about its safety. Problems include hjrpoxia, reduced respiratory rate, and generalized venodUatation with local cyanosis. 

Mocre PA. Local anesthesia and narcotic drug interaction in pediatric dentistry. Anesth Prog (1988) 35,17. 

Pinkham, JR., Casamassimo, PS., Fields, HW., McTigur., DJ., Nowak, AJ.(1988) Infancy through adolescence. Pediatric Dentistry, ISBN 0-7216-2106-6, Philadelphia, Saimders, USA... 

H. Hills-Smith, N.J. Schuman, Antibiotic therapy in pediatric dentistry part 11 Treatment of oral infection and management of systemic disease, Pediatr. Deni, 5 (1), 45-50,1983. 

Dr. Veenema received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Columbia University in 1980 and went on to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing Administration (1992) and a Master in Public Health (1999) from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. In 2001, she earned a PhD in Health Services Research and Policy from the same institution. Dr. Veenema is a nationally certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and worked for many years in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester, New York). 

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Pediatrics University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry... 

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alberta, Consultant, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Associate Director, Infection Control, Stollery Children s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chapter 107... 

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