Commonly Used Oral Sedatives in Treating Pediatric Patients Keerthika A.1, Amudha S.2,*, Arangannal Ponnudurai3, Jeevarathan J.4, Aarthi J.2, Vijaykumar M.5 1Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, Pallikarani, Chennai 2Reader, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, Pallikarani, Chennai 3Professor and Head of the Department Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, Pallikarani, Chennai 4Professor Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, Pallikarani, Chennai 5Senior Lecturer, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, BIHER, Pallikarani, Chennai *Corresponding Author: Amudha S., MDS Reader Professor Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100, e-mail: amudhasivam@gmail.com
Online published on 31 March, 2020. Abstract One in seven of the population of the world is highly anxious about undergoing dental treatment and requires careful and considerate management by dental practitioners. The interaction between the dentist, dental health team and the patient can reveal the presence of anxiety, fear, and phobia. In such situations, subjective evaluation by interviews and self-reporting on fear and anxiety scales and objective assessment of blood pressure, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, finger temperature, and galvanic skin response can greatly enhance the diagnosis and enable categorization of these individuals as mildly, moderately, or highly anxious or dental phobics Formulating acceptable evidence-based therapies for children is essential, or else they can be a considerable source of stress for the dentist. Top Keywords Sedation, Anxiety, Fear, Phobia. Top |