title: General anesthesia: the final option.
abstract: When fear of dental treatment is so extreme as to make the options commonly available to the general dentist (such as nitrous oxide, oral medication and psychosedation) inadequate, general anesthesia may be required. Protocol for treating patients under general anesthesia are presented, as well as two cases of such treatment.
authors.affiliation: LLU School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Seheult
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mashni
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety; D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine; D008297:Male; D008874:Midazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D011670:Pulpectomy; D011672:Pulpotomy; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D007649:Ketamine; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D008874:Midazolam; D006221:Halothane