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  2. Dental anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    General anesthesia drugs such as midazolam, ketamine, propofol and fentanyl are used to put a person in a twilight state or render them completely unconscious and unaware of pain. Dentists who have completed a training program in anesthesiology may also administer general IV and inhalation anesthetic agents.

  3. Total intravenous anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) refers to the intravenous administration of anesthetic agents to induce a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. The first study of TIVA was done in 1872 using chloral hydrate , [ 1 ] and the common anesthetic agent propofol was licensed in 1986.

  4. Propofol - Wikipedia

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    To induce general anesthesia, propofol is the drug used almost exclusively, having largely replaced sodium thiopental. [13]It is often administered as part of an anesthesia maintenance technique called total intravenous anesthesia, using either manually programmed infusion pumps or computer-controlled infusion pumps in a process called target controlled infusion (TCI).

  5. Sedation dentistry - Wikipedia

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    General anesthesia requires a breathing tube and anesthesia team and is commonly only administered in the hospital setting (i.e. heart surgery) and is not generally used for dental treatment. Young children with extensive dental needs and mentally handicapped patients are generally candidates for general anesthesia. Sedation by pharmacologic ...

  6. Oral sedation dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Specialty courses are being taught in pediatric sedation, ACLS, IV Sedation and emergency preparedness. [citation needed] The largest not-for-profit organization that provides educational courses in oral sedation as well as IV sedation and general anesthesia is the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. [7]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Dental extraction forceps commonly used on teeth in the maxillary arch. Extractions are often categorized as "simple" or "surgical". Simple extractions are performed on teeth that are visible in the mouth, usually with the patient under local anaesthetic, and require only the use of instruments to elevate and/or grasp the visible portion of the ...

  9. General anaesthetic - Wikipedia

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    General anaesthetics (or anesthetics) are often defined as compounds that induce a loss of consciousness in humans or loss of righting reflex in animals. Clinical definitions are also extended to include an induced coma that causes lack of awareness to painful stimuli, sufficient to facilitate surgical applications in clinical and veterinary practice.

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