Procedural sedation in pediatric dentistry: a narrative review

Procedural sedation and analgesia are now considered standard care for managing pain and anxiety in pediatric dental patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures outside of the operating room. Anxiolysis, which combines both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches, plays a signif...

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Published inFrontiers in medicine Vol. 10; p. 1186823
Main Authors Gao, Feng, Wu, Yujia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 26.04.2023
Subjects
behavior management technology
drug delivery
medications
Medicine
pediatric dentistry
procedural sedation
behavior management technology
drug delivery
procedural sedation
medications
pediatric dentistry
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Summary:Procedural sedation and analgesia are now considered standard care for managing pain and anxiety in pediatric dental patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures outside of the operating room. Anxiolysis, which combines both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches, plays a significant role in procedural sedation. Non-pharmacologic interventions such as Behavior Management Technology can help reduce preprocedural agitation, ease the transition to sedation, reduce the required amount of medication for effective sedation, and decrease the occurrence of adverse events. As the introduction of novel sedative regimen and methods in pediatric dentistry, the potential role of mainstay sedatives administered by new routes, for new indications, and with new delivery techniques, should be considered. The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss the current state of sedation techniques in pediatric dentistry.
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Reviewed by: Xudong Yang, Peking University Hospital of Stomatology, China; Na Xing, Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China
Edited by: Diansan Su, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
ISSN:2296-858X
2296-858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2023.1186823