Main description:

Clinical Sedation in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field.

Chapters cover the following key topics: the aetiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, inhalation and intravenous sedation, pre–medication and oral sedation, sedation and special care dentistry, complications and emergencies, medico–legal aspects and recent advances.

This textbook is aimed primarily at undergraduate dental students, dental care professionals and postgraduate dentists.

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Clinical Sedation in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field.

Chapters cover the following key topics: the aetiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, inhalation and intravenous sedation, pre–medication and oral sedation, sedation and special care dentistry, complications and emergencies, medico–legal aspects and recent advances.

This textbook is aimed primarily at undergraduate dental students, dental care professionals and postgraduate dentists.

Contents:

Foreword.
Preface.
1. Aetiology of Dental Anxiety.
2. Scope of Patient Management Techniques


Behaviour management
Acclimatisation
Hypnosis
Acupuncture
Sedation
General anaesthesia
.
3. Relevant Anatomy and Physiology


Central Nervous System ( drug action)
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
.
4. Pharmacology of Sedation Drugs


Nitrous oxide
Benzodiazepines


Diazepam
Midazolam
Temazepam
Flumazenil

Other intravenous and inhalational agents

Propofol

Sevoflurane
.
.
5. Patient Assessment and Selection


Dental History
Medical history
Social history
Treatment planning
Pre and post operative instructions
.
6. Inhalation Sedation


Equipment
Indications and Contraindications
Technique
Monitoring
.
7. Intravenous sedation


Equipment
Indications and Contraindications
Technique
Monitoring
.
8. Pre–medication and Oral Sedation


Pre–medication


Principles of pre–medication
Indications and contraindication
Drugs used for pre–medication

Oral sedation


Principles of oral sedation
Indications and contraindications
Oral sedative agents

.
9. Sedation and Special Care Dentistry


Defining Special Care Dentistry
Patient groups
Principles of sedation for special care patients
.
10. Sedation Complications and Emergencies


Complications of sedation
Sedation related emergencies
Medical emergencies
.
11. Medico–Legal Aspects of Sedation


Sedation guidelines
Consent
Clinical governance
.
12. Advances in Conscious Sedation


Oral sedation




IV sedation in children
Propofol sedation
Inhalation sedation techniques
.
Appendices & Index