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Sedation in dental practice.

A M Skelly1

  • 1United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.

Dental Update
|March 1, 1992
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Dental Pharmacology
  • Sedation Techniques

Background:

  • Recent guidelines from the Department of Health's Expert Working Party on General Anaesthesia address sedation in dental settings.
  • Benzodiazepines are commonly considered for sedation in dental practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the application of benzodiazepines for sedation by general dental practitioners.
  • To provide an overview of current recommendations regarding dental sedation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of guidelines and relevant studies.
  • Discussion of benzodiazepine pharmacology and clinical use in dentistry.

Main Results:

  • The article outlines the recommendations for sedation in dental practice.
  • It details the role and considerations for using benzodiazepines.

Conclusions:

  • General dental practitioners should be aware of the guidelines for sedation.
  • Benzodiazepine use in dental practice requires careful consideration of patient factors and safety.