Use of how many cartridges of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine at one time is considered to have little clinical risk for dental treatment of a patient with hypertension?

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The existing evidence indicates that use of modest doses (one or two cartridges of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine)carries little clinical risk in patients with hypertension,the benefits of its use far outweighing any potential problems.Use of more than this amount at one time may be tolerated well enough but with increasing risk for adverse hemodynamic changes.

Use of How Many Cartridges of 2% Lidocaine with 1:100,000