The role of alternative (advanced) conscious sedation techniques in dentistry for adult patients: A series of cases

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The basic techniques of conscious sedation have been found to be safe and effective for the management of anxiety in adult dental patients requiring sedation to allow them to undergo dental treatment. There remains great debate within the profession as to the role of the so called advanced sedation techniques. This paper presents a series of nine patients who were managed with advanced sedation techniques where the basic techniques were either inappropriate or had previously failed to provide adequate relief of anxiety. In these cases, had there not been the availability of advanced sedation techniques, the most likely recourse would have been general anaesthesia - a treatment modality that current guidance indicates should not be used where there is an appropriate alternative. The sedation techniques used have provided that appropriate alternative management strategy. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

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Robb, N. (2014). The role of alternative (advanced) conscious sedation techniques in dentistry for adult patients: A series of cases. British Dental Journal, 216(5), 223–227. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.148

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