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2. Dental anesthesia - Wikipedia

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   Dental anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) is the application of anesthesia to dentistry. It includes local anesthetics , sedation , and general anesthesia. Local anesthetic agents in dentistry

3. Dental anesthesiology - Wikipedia

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   Dental anesthesiology is the specialty of dentistry that deals with the advanced use of general anesthesia, sedation and pain management to facilitate dental procedures.. In the United States, a dentist anesthesiologist is a dentist who has successfully completed an accredited postdoctoral anesthesiology residency program of three or more years duration, in accordance with the Commission on ...

4. Horace Wells - Wikipedia

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   During his time as a dentist, Wells advocated for regular check ups for dental hygiene, and also began the practice of pediatric dentistry in order to start dental care early. [ citation needed ] The American Dental Association honored Wells posthumously in 1864 as the discoverer of modern anesthesia, [ 18 ] and the American Medical Association ...

5. History of general anesthesia - Wikipedia

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   Morton arranged for Wells to demonstrate his technique for dental extraction under nitrous oxide general anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital, in conjunction with the prominent surgeon John Collins Warren. This demonstration, which took place on 20 January 1845, ended in failure when the patient cried out in pain in the middle of the ...

6. Medications used in dentistry and periodontics - Wikipedia

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   Local anesthesia, general anesthesia, nitrous oxide and intravenous sedation are all used during common procedures to help dull and control pain and anxiety. Topical anesthetic agents are typically intraorally to control pain or irritation caused by toothache, teething, or sores in or around the mouth.

7. Dentistry - Wikipedia

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   Anesthesiology [28] – The specialty of dentistry that deals with the advanced use of general anesthesia, sedation and pain management to facilitate dental procedures. Cosmetic dentistry – Focuses on improving the appearance of the mouth, teeth and smile.