title: Oral sedation in dentistry.
abstract: This review of oral sedation in dentistry will examine the objectives, indications, advantages and disadvantages of oral sedation and will present some of the basic guidelines for its safe use. It will also review the properties, precautions and contraindications (both absolute and relative) of some of the currently popular sedative agents.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication