Clinical Sedation in Dentistry

by N. M. Girdler (Professor of Sedation Dentistry at the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.); C. Michael Hill (Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Dental Hospita

• ISBN13: 9781444312201
• ISBN10: 1444312200
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Clinical Sedation in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field. Chapters cover the following key topics: the etiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, pre-medication and oral sedation, special care dentistry, inhalation and intravenous sedation, complications and emergencies, medico-legal aspects, and advances.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Aetiology of Dental Anxiety

Scope of Patient Management Techniques

Behaviour management

Acclimatisation

Hypnosis

Acupuncture

Sedation

General anaesthesia

Relevant Anatomy and Physiology

Central Nervous System ( drug action)

Cardiovascular System

Respiratory System

Pharmacology of Sedation Drugs

Nitrous oxide

Benzodiazepines

Diazepam

Midazolam

Temazepam

Flumazenil

Other intravenous and inhalational agents

Propofol

Sevoflurane

Patient Assessment and Selection

Dental History

Medical history

Social history

Treatment planning

Pre and post operative instructions

Inhalation Sedation

Equipment

Indications and Contraindications

Technique

Monitoring

Intravenous sedation

Equipment

Indications and Contraindications

Technique

Monitoring

Pre-medication and Oral Sedation

Pre-medication

Principles of pre-medication

Indications and contraindication

Drugs used for pre-medication

Oral sedation

Principles of oral sedation

Indications and contraindications

Oral sedative agents

Sedation and Special Care Dentistry

Defining Special Care Dentistry

Patient groups

Principles of sedation for special care patients

Sedation Complications and Emergencies

Complications of sedation

Sedation related emergencies

Medical emergencies

Medico-Legal Aspects of Sedation

Sedation guidelines

Consent

Clinical governance

Advances in Conscious Sedation

Oral sedation

IV sedation in children

Propofol sedation

Inhalation sedation techniques

Appendices & Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.