title: Psychotropic drugs: implications for dental practice.
abstract: Appropriate preoperative assessment of dental patients should always include analysis of their medications. Psychiatric illnesses including panic/anxiety disorder, depression, psychoses, and manic disorders are prevalent within our society. An impressive number of drug formulations are prescribed for these disorders, and they introduce concern regarding side effects and possible drug interactions with medications the dentist may deem necessary for dental care. This article will address essential pharmacology of these psychotropic medications.
authors.affiliation: Allied Health Sciences, Sinclair Community College, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio 45409, USA. dan.becker@sinclair.edu
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D053210:Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D053210:Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
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