Use of scopolamine for dental anesthesia and analgesia techniques.
A review of the English literature on the pharmacologic effects of scopolamine is presented and indications for the current use of the drug in dental anesthesia and analgesia are evaluated. The authors conclude that the role of scopolamine in the production of conscious sedation for outpatient dental surgery should be reevaluated in the light of contemporary findings.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D012472:Salivation / Q000187:drug effects; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology
D012601:Scopolamine