Contribution of benzodiazepines in dental care of patients with special needs

Conscious sedation in dental treatment of patients with special needs (PNEs) has the purpose of controlling events such as anxiety and fear, as well as promoting muscle relaxation and mastery of uncoordinated movements. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are among the most used drugs due to their anxiolytic, hy...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2019-12, Vol.11 (12), p.e1170-e1174
Main Authors: Picciani, Bruna-Lavinas-Sayed, Dos Santos, Bruna-Michalski, Silva-Júnior, Geraldo-Oliveira, Marinho, Marcello-Alves, Papa, Eliane-Garritano, Faria, Marcelo-Daniel-Brito, Bastos, Luciana-Freitas, de Gouvêa, Cresus-Vinícius-Depes
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Language:English
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Summary:Conscious sedation in dental treatment of patients with special needs (PNEs) has the purpose of controlling events such as anxiety and fear, as well as promoting muscle relaxation and mastery of uncoordinated movements. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are among the most used drugs due to their anxiolytic, hypnotic and sedative properties. The objective of this investigation is to demonstrate a study on the contribution of conscious sedation with BZD in PNEs. The study included 40 PNEs, non-collaborators, submitted to conscious oral sedation with Midazolam (0.5 mg/kg) for dental treatment, receiving vital signs monitoring in the pre, trans and postoperative periods. Male patients were more frequent with 70% of the cases, with a mean age of 18 years. As for medical diagnosis, autism and mental deficiency were the most prevalent. The most performed procedures were restoration (32%) and exodontia (30%). There was a statistically significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure parameters (
ISSN:1989-5488
1989-5488
DOI:10.4317/JCED.56149