Oral Sedation Flashcards
Define dental sedation
The reduction or abolition of the physiological and physchological responses to the stress of dentistry without the loss of…
Consciousness
Cooperation
Protective reflexes
What is iatro-sedation?
When the dentist provides powerful psychological support and “hypnotic” suggestion
What plane of sedation is conscious sedation in?
Plane 1: amnesia stage
Plane 2 of anesthesia is under what type of sedation?
General anesthesia
What are the names for the following planes…
Plane 1
Plane 2
Plane 3
Plane 4
Plane 1 - amnesia stage
Plane 2 - excitement or delirium stage
Plane 3 - surgical anesthesia stage
Plane 4 - medullary paralysis or danger zone
True or false… you must be trained to only manage the level of plane you are intending to achieve.
False. You must be able to safely manage 1 level of anesthesia beyond plane to be achieved.
If practicing deep sedation you must be able to manage general anesthesia
What are some medical contra-indications for sedation?
Severe systemic disease COPD (except asthma) Pregnancy Myasthenia Gravis Medications such as anti-psychotics Severe psychiatric DO Obesity/bleeding dyscrasias
True or false… asthma is a contraindication for sedation
False
COPD (except for asthma) is a contraindication
What are some socio-psychological contraindications for sedation?
Uncooperative, unwilling, unaccompanied pts
What are some dental contraindications for sedation?
Prolonged difficult surgery
Insufficient personnel
Insufficient resources
What are 4 different routes of sedation?
Enteral - agent absorbed through GI: oral, rectal, sublingual
Parenteral - agent bypasses GI tract: IV, IM, IN, SM, SC, IO
Inhalation - agent absorbed through pulmonary tree
Transdermal/transmucosal - navel via sublingual/endotracheal tube
What are the advantages of IV sedation?
Rapid onset of action
Can titrate effect rapidly
Control duration of sedation and high level of efficacy
IV access for emergent therapy
All types of sedation should have monitoring. What kind of monitoring do you need for IV sedation?
BP, pulse oximetry, ECG, capnography, temperature recording
Time based records at least with recording of 5 minutes apart
Define capnography
Measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the expired gases. Can identify apnea or airway compromise much earlier than pulse oximetry. Ventilation is the issue
Increases in end tidal carbon dioxide measured through a capnograph precede the decrease in oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry
What are the recommended alarm limits for…
Systolic BP
Diastolic BP
HR (BPM)
SP O2 (pulse oximetry)
Systolic BP: low: 85, high:150
Diastolic BP: low: 50, high: 100
HR BPM: low: 50, high: 110
SP O2: low 92, high 100
Vital signs should be taken at least every ___ minutes under sedation
5 minutes
BP HR Respiratory rate Capnography readings Oxygen saturation Level of consciousness
Sedated pateints must be continuously monitored until discharged
What are some common sedative combinations?
Benzodiazepine + opioid + inhaled oxygen/nitrous
Midazolam + fentanyl + oxygen
Benzodiazepine + opioid + barbiturate/hypnotic/dissocitative agent + inhaled agent
What is the key to a successful sedation?
Local anesthesia
If a poor local anesthetic block has been given, the pt will continue to feel pain throughout the procedure
Lidocaine, prilocaine, and etidocaine are under what category for pregnant females?
category B
Articaine, bupivicaine, and mepivicaine are under what category for pregnant females?
Category C
The dentist must be ___ certified to give any sedatives
ACLS
True or false… you should monitor pts on oral sedatives with pulse oximetry, capnography, BP, HR, EKG because they still have the ability to go into general anesthesia
True
What are the disadvantages of oral sedation?
Slow onset of action
Pt. Compliance
Low efficacy
Titration of dose unclear
Prolonged duration of effect
Difficulty of administering reversal agents
Meals and drug interaction
True or false… benzodiazepines give analgesia
False.
They give amnestic qualities, anxiolysis, and seizure prevention
An ASA III pt comes in for an extraction and after administration of fentanyl becomes short of breath with chest pain. All of the following drugs should be considered for a medical emergent situation except... Oxygen Nitrates Versed Morphine
Versed
All of the following have the propensity to result in GA except... IV sedation Inhalation sedation Rectal sedation Oral sedation All of the above can
All of the above have the propensity to develop into GA
What is the most common emergency encountered in dental practice?
Syncope