Since many grandparents watch their grandchildren, I felt it was important to inform those grandparents and parents who watch them. When should my child first visit the dentist? It has been thought in ...

They might swallow a liquid sedative or inhale laughing gas. Once it kicks in, they will be conscious but calmer so the dentist can do extensive work. But in rare cases, children fall into a much ...

Sir, I have carefully read the original article by Dr Kupietzki, (BDJ 2004, 196: 133) a respected clinician and teacher, and the subsequent correspondence. I feel that conscious sedation is of little ...

Healthcare providers use conscious sedation (also called procedural or moderate sedation) to effectively manage medication dosing and allow the patient to maintain independent breathing and ...

Procedural sedation and analgesia performed during medical imaging or outside the operating room are associated with a number of factors that make them different from other settings. The most ...

A recent guideline by the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for more people in the room when kids need anesthesia during dental treatments. The guideline recommends that two people with training ...

Propofol is one of the most used drugs for general anesthesia, but the findings of a new study suggest that the medication may also be beneficial for conscious sedation. Researchers from the U.K.