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| Year : 2014 |
Volume
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The ECG made easy for the dental practitioner
UR Anoop1, Ramesh2, Kavita Verma3, Narayanan4
1 Department of Oral Pathology, KMCT Dental College, Kerala, India
2 Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, India
3 Consultant Oral Implantologist, K.K.Uthaman Dental Care and Implant Center, AUM Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Pondicherry, India
4 Senior Consutant Nephrologist and Founder, Pondicherry Kidney Foundation, Pondicherry, India
Correspondence Address:
U R Anoop
Department of Oral Pathology, KMCT Dental College, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.138349
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ECG is not taught to dental students formally in the dental curriculum. The general assumption is that dental surgeons do not handle any ECG related cases in clinical practice. But with an increase in medically compromised patients, the need for an interdisciplinary approach among dental and medical practitioners in the treatment of critically ill patients is becoming more relevant. Hence, we have to be aware of the basics of common medical investigations to be competent to assess and comprehend the medical conditions. So, this paper focuses on orienting the beginner to the basic concepts of ECG from the clinical perspective. The paper also discusses the ECG changes of myocardial infarction to familiarize the dental surgeon to read the ECG. |
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