Dental Quiz 2 Flashcards
Recovery from periodontal scaling is usually?
Mildly painful
What three things are considered when choosing an anesthetic protocol?
The patient’s age, the type of procedure, the results of the preoperative workup.
Including an opioid in the premedication provide sedation and?
Preemptive analgesia
And effective pain management protocol for dental patients should include?
Local anesthetics and opioids
Pain should be managed?
Preemptively, intraoperative, postoperatively.
During patient monitoring, parameters should be recorded and assessed every?
5–10 minutes
A patient’s health can become compromised during?
Lengthy dental procedure, procedures that result in extreme pain, invasive procedures.
Common complication of lengthy dental procedures include
Hypothermia hypotension hypoxia
Administering intravenous fluids throughout a dental procedure helps to?
Stabilize blood pressure
According to one conference session, the predominant reason why planes decline professional dental care for their pet is
Fear of anesthesia