Table 2 Adverse effects by dental anaesthetic type.
Adverse Effects | Articaine | Lidocaine | Prilocaine | Mepivicaine | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paraesthesia | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
Neuropathy | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Trismus | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
Haematoma | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Palsy | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Palpitations/anxiety/shaking | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
Syncope | 1 | 1 | ||||
Breathing/swallowing difficulty | 1 | 1 | ||||
Swelling/bruising | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Pain >2 week | 1 | 1 | ||||
Numbness under the eye | 1 | 1 | ||||
Vision changes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
