Objective Moderate sedation has limits in managing children’s behavior. Existing literature lacks insight into parental perceptions about the topic. This study aimed to understand mothers’ perceptions concerning sedation after their children undergone dental treatment under sedation. Methods Twelve mothers and one godmother of 1.3-8.4 year-old children with definitely negative behavior in the d...

PURPOSE This preliminary investigation evaluated the associations among multiple factors designed to measure depth of sedation, such as changes in the patient's electroencephalogram (EEG) via a bispectral analysis (BIS), other physiological variables, observed behaviors and clinical assessment of sedation levels consistent with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) sedation guideli...

In pediatric dentistry, chloral hydrate is habitually selected for sedation of uncooperative children. Although chloral hydrate has been used for decades, various adverse effects are reported and necessity for new alternative drugs has increased. Dexmedetomidine was approved by FDA for sedation at intensive care units (ICU) in 1999. Compared to conventional sedative drugs, dexmedetomidine has n...

Procedural sedation may be needed in many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children. To make pediatric procedural sedation as safe as possible, protocols should be developed by institutions. Response to sedation in children is highly variable, while some become deeply sedated after minimal doses, others may need much higher doses. Child developmental status, clinical circumstances and c...

PURPOSE The study reported here aimed to identify current sedation practice among general dental practitioners (GDPs) and specialist dental practitioners (SDPs) in Jordan in 2010. METHODS Questionnaires were sent by email to 1683 GDPs and SDPs who were working in Jordan at the time of the study. The contact details of these dental practitioners were obtained from a Jordan Dental Association l...

PURPOSE Our aim in this study is to investigate efficacy of topical lidocaine spray for sedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in children. METHODS The endoscopy of children aged between 3-18 years who underwent EGD in our endoscopy unit. Intravenous (IV) midazolam and ketamine were used for sedation. Prior to sedation, endoscopy nurse applied topical lidocaine 10% with pump spray at 1 mg/k...

PURPOSE Outpatient intravenous sedation by properly trained personnel provides a safe, cost-effective means of anesthesia for numerous surgical procedures. The goal of this study was to provide a 7-year summary (December 1994 through November 2001) of anesthesia-related problems that occurred in the practice of a single Midwestern board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon. METHODS The fi...

BACKGROUND A suitable sedative status during gastro-enteric endoscopies results in better physicians' approach and more stable view of internal organs. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of ketamine for sedation in endoscopic procedures of adult patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who were candidates for gastro-enteric endoscopy during the years 2014-2015 were included into the study and...

Intravenous (i.v.) sedation has become established as an important and preferred alternative to general anaesthesia (GA), in order to overcome difficulties in patient management encountered in the delivery of routine dental treatment of the disabled. However, its potential for the delivery of orthodontics for this group has never been exploited. The present pilot study describes the use of i.v....