Sedation

Airway Assessment for Intravenous Sedation in Dentistry

The assessment of a patient's airway consists of two main components: a history and examination..

An alternative sedation option for special care patients: combined inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen and intravenous sedation with midazolam

Nitrous oxide and oxygen is commonly used for conscious sedation in dentistry, particularly in paediatric dentistry. Administered via a specially designed inhalation sedation machine, it is a...

Too old to sedate: How old is too old?

With people retaining their teeth for longer, more complex dentistry may be required later on in a person's life in comparison to the removable prosthetics of past generations. This can involve...

Conscious Sedation in Dentistry: Selecting the Right Patient

Conscious sedation is ‘A technique in which the use of a drug or drugs produces a state of depression of the nervous system enabling treatment to be carried out, but during which verbal contact with...