While the use of propofol is common in dentistry, researchers are fine-tuning ways of using it effectively. Proper sedation and patient comfort can depend on fairly large doses of propofol when it is ...

Sponsored by Mitchell Josephs, D.D.S. Q: I am a very anxious patient and need multiple extractions, implants and possibly veneers to improve my smile. When I lived in New York, most dentists used ...

For many people, visiting the dentist can bring feelings of fear and anxiety. Some even postpone necessary treatments because ...

A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study examined 623 ...

The District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi on Wednesday inaugurated a dental nitrous oxide sedation unit on its premises to offer ...

Moderate sedation is typically used during lower gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. Deep sedation with propofol is becoming widespread but carries the risk of cardiorespiratory depression. Nitrous ...

When you are afraid your threshold for pain is much lower, you become hypersensitive to every sensation, prick and noise. Fear and anxiety trigger the release of certain chemicals like adrenalin, ...

A 5-year-old developed ptosis or eye drooping after having a pulpotomy with sedation, which is believed to be the first case to be linked to dental procedures. The case report was published on July 30 ...