Review Article

Year : 2018 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page : 8- 11

Chair‐Side General Anesthesia for Pediatric Dental Patients – Risky or Risk Free

Sonu Acharya

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Dr. Sonu Acharya,

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneswar ‐ 751 030, Odisha, India.

E‐mail: sonu_ain@yahoo.com

Abstract

Dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) may be provided in the hospital operating room or dental office on the dental chair. There are various methods of behavior management that pediatric dentists apply in their day-to-day practice which are both nonpharmacological and pharmacological. Although most of the children can be managed with nonpharmacological methods, few require pharmacological methods. Pharmacological methods such as prescribing premedications, conscious sedation, and GA. Conscious sedation and GA are slowly gaining popularity in pediatric patients. Here, we discuss the pros and cons of chairside GA in this paper.

Keywords: Behavior, chair‐side, general anesthesia, pediatric

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How to cite this article: Acharya S. Chair-side general anesthesia for pediatric dental patients – Risky or risk free. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2018;3:8-11.