Oral midazolam: pediatric conscious sedation.
Dentists attempt to overcome patients' fears by using various oral, intramuscular, intravenous, and inhalational anxiolytic agents. This article discusses the use of oral midazolam as an alternative to oral diazepam in the management of the pediatric patient.
Smith
B M
BM
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cutilli
B J
BJ
Saunders
W
W
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005442:Flumazenil / Q000494:pharmacology; D018757:GABA Modulators / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008874:Midazolam / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D018757:GABA Modulators; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D005442:Flumazenil; D003975:Diazepam; D008874:Midazolam