Sedation rather than general anesthesia for children

In Cornwall, United Kingdom, there are long waiting lists for dental procedures done under general anesthesia (GA). In addition, the service overseeing these is both under-funded and overwhelmed at this point. Data were collected in a service evaluation to support the expansion of the relative analgesia (RA) technique and to provide valuable data for other service providers. The goals were to establish the efficacy of RA treatments; determine if RA can reduce the need for expensive, higher risk GA sessions; and determine if RA reduces the number of teeth extracted.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research