[Internistic risk patients in dental treatment].

From the viewpoint of internal medicine, the author deals with risks encountered in the dental treatment of certain patients. Special attention is paid to local anaesthetics and certain risk factors such as chronic ischaemic disease, pacemaker, hypertension, and circulatory lability. Furthermore, haemorrhages are treated with special regard to haemophilia. The group of the diabetics requires consideration. The significance of endocrine diseases, allergies and vegetative disorders should not be underrated.