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Anxiolytic therapy. Oral and intravenous sedation
B N Henderson1, R G Triplett, T W Gage
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
Dental Clinics of North America
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
Anxiety associated with dental treatment is a well recognized problem that has a negative impact on patients' willingness to seek care. Today, this anxiety can be controlled by the practitioner. This article describes those techniques for both oral and parenteral administration as well as the pharmacokinetics of the drugs most commonly used for anxiety control.