Pediatric Dentistry and General Anesthesia. While most dental care is provided in a traditional dental office setting utilizing local anesthesia and, when indicated, a variety of adjunctive pharmacologic and behavioral guidance techniques, a subset of patients cannot benefit from routine approaches. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes that non-pharmacological behavior guidance techniques are not viable for some pediatric dental patients.
Some children and patients with special health care needs have treatment conditions, acute situational anxiety, uncooperative age-appropriate behavior, immature cognitive functioning, disabilities, or medical conditions that require deep sedation /GA to undergo dental procedures in a safe and humane fashion. Presenting a case of 7 year old male patient weighing 31kg, who reported with huge dentoalveolar abscess with respect to…
