A SURVEY OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, SEVOFLURANE SEDATION AND INTRAVENOUS SEDATION IN CHUNGNAM DENTAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED

Survey of the sevoflurane sedation status in one provincial dental clinic center for the disabled

BACKGROUND Sevoflurane sedation in pediatric and disabled patients has the advantage of faster induction and recovery compared to general anesthesia, as well as minimum influence on the respiratory and cardiovascular functions, and airway protective reflexes. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of sevoflurane sedation used in dental treatment at one provincial dental clinic cente...

A survey of the intravenous sedation status in one provincial dental clinic center for the disabled in Korea

BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to examine the status of patients who had received dental treatment under intravenous (IV) sedation at Chungnam Dental Clinic for the Disabled in Korea from its inception to the present time, and to review the analysis results. METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed on 305 cases of patients who had received dental treatments under IV sed...

Proposed Guideline Revisions for Dental Sedation and General Anesthesia: Why Target the Safest Level of Sedation?

Recently proposed revisions to the American Dental Association's Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists, aimed at improving safety in dental offices, differentiate between levels of sedation based on drug-induced changes in physiologic and behavioral states. However, the author of this op-ed is concerned the proposed revisions may have far-reaching and unintended ...

Intravenous sedation vs general anesthesia for pediatric otolaryngology procedures.

OBJECTIVE To compare efficacy, safety, and hospital charges for common pediatric otolaryngology procedures with the use of intravenous sedation (IVS) vs general anesthesia (GA). DESIGN Retrospective chart study. SETTING Hospital-based pediatric otolaryngology practice. PATIENTS Patients younger than 18 years who underwent tympanostomy tube removal and/or patch myringoplasty with absorbabl...

Anesthesia and sedation in the dental office.