An Evaluation of Intranasal Sufentanil and Dexmedetomidine for Pediatric Dental Sedation

• Main Authors: James M. Hitt (Author), Toby Corcoran (Author), Kelly Michienzi (Author), Paul Creighton (Author), Christopher Heard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Conscious or moderate sedation is routinely used to facilitate the dental care of the pre- or un-cooperative child. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has little respiratory depressant effect, possibly making it a safer option when used as an adjunct to either opioids or benzodiazepines. Unlike intranasal (IN) m...