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Initial Experience with Dexmedetomidine for Dental Sedation in Children

  • Hyo Sun Kim1
  • Jung-Wook Kim2
  • Ki-Taeg Jang2
  • Sang-Hoon Lee2
  • Chong-Chul Kim2
  • Teo Jeon Shin2,*,

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Seoul National University Hospital , Seoul, Republic of Korea

2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, and Dental Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.38.1.w86t8k7r51k72617 Vol.38,Issue 1,January 2014 pp.79-82

Published: 01 January 2014

*Corresponding Author(s): Teo Jeon Shin E-mail: snmc94@snu.ac.kr

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Abstract

Sedation of uncooperative children for dental treatment is difficult since treatment is mainly carried out inside the oral cavity. Dexmedetomidine (DEX), recently introduced into clinical practice, has little influence on respiratory system even at high doses. We present cases of patients who underwent dental treatment under sedation using DEX infusion. DEX at a dose of 1 μg/kg was administered over 10 min after intravenous cannulation. DEX was infused to maintain sedation level within the range of the Observer's Assessment of Alertness and Sedation (OAA/S) scale 3- 4 throughout dental treatments. They were successfully treated under DEX sedation without any complications. Their uncooperative behaviors were successfully managed under DEX sedation.

Keywords

Dexmedetomidine, Deep Sedation, Pediatric Dentistry

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Hyo Sun Kim,Jung-Wook Kim,Ki-Taeg Jang,Sang-Hoon Lee,Chong-Chul Kim,Teo Jeon Shin. Initial Experience with Dexmedetomidine for Dental Sedation in Children. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2014. 38(1);79-82.

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