Intravenous sedation for outpatient treatment of child dental patients: an exploratory study.
Dental treatment of very young children (toddlers) in known to be difficult. One of the new pharmacological strategies is intravenous sedation with the modern drug Propofol (2,6 diisopropophenol, Diprivan). This article briefly describes the state of the art and a pilot study of dental treatment of 19 toddlers under intravenous sedation. The treatments were performed by a dentist and an anesthetist. Results suggest that sedation is difficult to achieve in young children. Recommendations for further research are made.
Veerkamp
J S
JS
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
Porcelijn
T
T
Gruythuysen
R J
RJ
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000776:Anesthesiology; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003188:Composite Resins; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003442:Crowns; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage
D003188:Composite Resins; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D015742:Propofol