Abstract
We report here two cases of transient ischemic attack suffered during dental treatment. Case 1: A 66-year-old female with hyperlipemia underwent tooth extraction. After neurogenic shock caused by the pain of extraction, she complained of dysarthria, lip involuntary movement and dysethesia. We immediately consulted a neurosurgeon about her symptoms. The symptoms disappeared the next day. Case 2: A 65-year-old male with hypertension and diabetes was being prepared for a cast crown and inlays. He complained of vertigo, nausea and vomitting following the dental treatment. He was transferred to a neurology ward, where the symptoms disappeared the following day. Hyperlipemia, hypertension and diabetes are all risk factors for brain attack. When a patient, especially one with a risk factor, displays warning symptoms of a brain attack during dental treatment, the dentist should immediately transfer him or her to a neurology ward as soon as possible.
