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Maximum cumulative doses of sedation medications for in-office use.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17333989     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The AGD acknowledges that dentists may need an additional permit to perform the procedure described in this article. Many states require dental practitioners to have additional or advanced training in order to perform enteral sedation. In some states, practitioners must have an i.v./conscious sedation permit before they are allowed to titrate (dose) oral medication. The ADA does not believe that oral medication can be titrated (dosed) without an i.v. sedation license. The AGD has adopted and published a white paper on sedation issues, which appeared in the September-October 2006 issue of General Dentistry. The AGD encourages continuing education in sedation modalities for general dentists. Oral conscious sedation (OCS) is an increasingly common practice in dentistry and is at the forefront of evolving state regulations. At the center of the OCS controversy is the oral titration of medications. Most medications available for OCS are used in an "off-label" manner and have no determined maximum recommended dosage for that purpose. This article proposes cumulative maximum dosing guidelines for in-office OCS, with an emphasis on triazolam.
Authors:
Mark Donaldson; Jason H Goodchild
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  General dentistry     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0363-6771     ISO Abbreviation:  Gen Dent     Publication Date:    2007 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-03-05     Completed Date:  2007-03-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7610466     Medline TA:  Gen Dent     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  143-8; quiz 149, 167-8     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Montana, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Sublingual
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Anesthesia, Dental / methods*
Body Weight
Conscious Sedation / methods*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Interactions
GABA Modulators / administration & dosage*,  blood,  pharmacokinetics
General Practice, Dental
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage*,  blood,  pharmacokinetics
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Titrimetry
Triazolam / administration & dosage*,  blood,  pharmacokinetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/GABA Modulators; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 28911-01-5/Triazolam
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Gen Dent. 2007 Jul-Aug;55(4):273-4; author reply 274   [PMID:  17682632 ]

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