title: Practical oral sedation in dentistry, part I: pre-sedation consideration and preparation.
abstract: This article presents a practical approach for safe oral sedation in dentistry. When properly done, oral sedation can provide comfort and a calming treatment environment for patients whose fears inhibit them from securing needed dental care. The authors provide information on medico-legal aspects of sedation, patient treatment recommendations, counseling, evaluation, monitoring, documentation, and proper discharge procedures. The reliable sedatives that have undergone years of clinical trials with a good safety record and predictable results are presented. For each sedative drug, the description, formulation and dosage, onset, duration of sedation, Oral and side effects are discussed in a 2-part presentation.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Dominic P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Winston I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives