Kim, Tae-Sung Yoon, Ji-Young Kim, Cheul-Hong Choi, Eun-Ji Kim, Yeon Ha Kim, Eun-Jung
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background Inflammatory dental diseases that occur during pregnancy can cause preterm labor and/or intrauterine growth restriction. Therefore, proactive treatment of dental diseases is necessary during pregnancy. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a widely used sedative in the dental field, but research on the effect of DEX on pregnancy is currently insuffic...
Panchal, Jay Panda, Anup Trivedi, Krishna Chari, Deepika Shah, Rushita Parmar, Binny
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background The first dental experience is vital in molding a child's attitude towards dentistry and dental outcomes. The cooperation of a child during dental treatment is essential to render successful and high-quality treatment. Dental anxiety is common in children undergoing dental treatment. The success of pediatric dental treatments and patient...
Marques, Aline Louise Nascimento Figueroba, Sidney R. Mafra, Marco Antonio Tridapalli Groppo, Francisco Carlos
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Although rare, complications can occur with anesthetic procedures. The posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSAN) block anesthetic technique has a high success rate, but positive aspiration can cause bruising, transient diplopia, blurred vision, and temporary blindness in approximately 3% cases. When edema occurs, it is occasionally massive, especial...
Kimura, Yukifumi Nitta, Yukie Shibuya, Makiko Fujisawa, Toshiaki
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Postpolio syndrome (PPS) is widely known to manifest as muscle weakness in patients affected by poliomyelitis in early childhood. This is caused by the long-term overwork of motor nerves regenerated from surviving nerve cells. We report a characteristic delay in recovery from muscle relaxation after administering rocuronium to a patient with PPS un...
Huh, Jin-Young
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Foreign body aspiration can produce a medical emergency. Obstruction of the airways can be life-threatening, and complications may develop in less-severe cases if it is left untreated. Although it is more prevalent in children by approximately three times, adults can still experience it, and it is more frequently related to healthcare in adults. Ob...
Huh, Jisun Lee, Namkwon Kim, Ki-Yeol Jung, Seoyeon Cha, Jungyul Kim, Kee-Deog Park, Wonse
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background This retrospective study investigated the incidence rate of accidental foreign body aspiration and ingestion according to patient sex, age, and dental department. This study aimed to verify whether the incidence rate is higher in geriatric than in younger patients and whether it is different among dental departments. Methods Accidental f...
Kim, Jieun Kim, Hyuk Seo, Kwang-Suk Kim, Hyun Jeong
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background People with special needs tend to require diverse behavioral management in dentistry. They may feel anxious or uncomfortable or may not respond to any communication with the dentists. Patients with medical, physical, or psychological disorders may not cooperate and therefore require sedation (SED) or general anesthesia (GA) to receive de...
Waingade, Manjushri Medikeri, Raghavendra S Rathod, Pooja
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
This study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of methylene blue (MB) photosensitizers in the management of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP). Electronic online databases and manual searches were performed for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English between January 2010 and February 2022. RCTs comparing photodynamic...
Kohli, Neha Hugar, Shivayogi M Patil, Vidyavathi H Saxena, Nivedita Kadam, Krishna S Karmarkar, Sanika
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background Injections are one of the most fear-provoking stimuli in dentistry. Painless administration of an injection is a vital step in alleviating anxiety, which in turn leads to good behavior in children. The aim is to evaluate and compare anxiety levels and pain perception using conventional, insulin, and deception syringes during the administ...
Pol, Renato Ruggiero, Tiziana Bezzi, Marta Camisassa, Davide Carossa, Stefano
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Background Intraosseous anesthesia is the process by which an anesthetic solution, after penetration of the cortical bone, is directly injected into the spongiosa of the alveolar bone supporting the tooth. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the traditional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and computerized intraosseous anesthesia i...
