General Anaesthetics and Sedatives for Dentistry

MD Irfanul Haque

Nitrous Oxide, Sevoflurane, Dental Anaesthesia, Propofol, Ketamine.

Sedation and anaesthesia for dental procedure are becoming common and popular amongst patients and dentists. Fear and anxiety are frequent problems in paediatric and also adult patients.

Different anaesthetic agents have been developed over years the years making the whole process of anaesthesia safe, effective and predictable. They differ considerably based on routes of administration, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and side effects.  The purpose of this review is to study and discuss the various options available for sedation and anaesthesia for dental interventions especially ambulatory surgeries and discuss the recent trends in their use.

https://doi.org/10.31871/WJRR.16.6.3