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Abstract
The use of General Anaesthesia (GA) in dentistry is discouraged in all but essential cases. The use of sedation techniques, including Relative Analgesia (RA), is encouraged to reduce the demand for GA.
Aim: The research objective was to
determine if RA reduces the number of GA administrations and teeth extracted.
Method: A service evaluation of the referrals for GA to the Community Dental
Service South West of Cornwall over a period of two years and two months.
Results: The results showed that 88% of the referrals could be managed with RA rather than sedation. A total of 105 administrations of GA were avoided and 141 teeth restored which would have been extracted from the population of 118 patients.
Conclusions: The main conclusions drawn from this study are that RA is an effective alternative to GA and a number of teeth can be saved by opting, when appropriate, for this treatment option. It was also found that RA has a negligible morbidity rate.
Aim: The research objective was to
determine if RA reduces the number of GA administrations and teeth extracted.
Method: A service evaluation of the referrals for GA to the Community Dental
Service South West of Cornwall over a period of two years and two months.
Results: The results showed that 88% of the referrals could be managed with RA rather than sedation. A total of 105 administrations of GA were avoided and 141 teeth restored which would have been extracted from the population of 118 patients.
Conclusions: The main conclusions drawn from this study are that RA is an effective alternative to GA and a number of teeth can be saved by opting, when appropriate, for this treatment option. It was also found that RA has a negligible morbidity rate.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 429-433 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | British Dental Journal |
| Volume | 224 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 23 Mar 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- relative analgesia,
- general anaesthetic
- teeth saved,
- morbidity
- success rate
- nitrous oxide
- AGE
- Gender
- effectiveness
- funding
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A 'happy-air' alternative to general anaesthetic?
McDonald, S., Jones, G., Sauto, P. & Robb, N., 30 Apr 2018, In: British Dental Journal. 224, p. 510–511 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review (Academic Journal)
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