Best clinical practice guidance for conscious sedation of children undergoing dental treatment: an EAPD policy document.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to fear and/or behaviour management problems, some children are unable to cooperate for dental treatment using local anaesthesia and psychological support alone. Sedation is required for these patients in order for dentists to be able to deliver high quality, pain-free dental care. The aim of this guideline is to evaluate the efficacy and relative efficacy of conscious sedation agents and dosages for behaviour management in paediatric dentistry and to provide guidance as to which sedative agents should be used.

Methods

These guidelines were developed using a multi-step approach adapted from that outlined by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE (2020) Developing NICE Guidelines: the manual. https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg20/chapter/introduct

SUBMITTER: Ashley P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature