Abstract

CAVALCANTE, Lícia Bezerra et al. Conscious sedation: a backup resource for providing dental care to uncooperative children. Arq. Odontol. [online]. 2011, vol.47, n.1, pp. 45-50. ISSN 1516-0939.

In clinical practice, there are immature and anxious children or patients with physical and/or mental behavior who do not cooperate when dental care is being provided. Conscious sedation with premedication or sedation with nitrous oxide is used as an alternative for the management of these patients. When these techniques are used correctly they are considered valid and safe, and excellent results are commonly obtained, especially with children. Thus, the objective of this study is to report the types of conscious sedation most often used in pediatric dentistry as alternative sedation methods for providing dental treatment to children with difficult behavior.

Keywords : Nitrous oxide; Conscious sedation; Dental anxiety.