Oral Sedation for Dental Procedures in Children

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wilson, Stephen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Pediatrics.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

This is the first book devoted to the oral sedation of children in the dental office in order to facilitate their dental care. The oral route of drug administration is the least predictable route in terms of behavioral and physiological outcomes. Although the outcome of oral sedations can never be g...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Children and Clinical Behavior
• Patient Assessment
• Pharmacology of Sedative Agents
• Sedation Procedure
• Practitioner Training
• Alternative Pharmacological Management
• Emergency Preparation
• Outpatient Anesthesia.