Aggressive periodontitis of the primary dentition associated with idiopathic immune deficiency: case report and treatment considerations.

The present case, of a child with an idiopathic immune deficiency and aggressive periodontitis in the primary dentition, serves as an example for the treatment considerations in these cases. Extraction of all the primary teeth proved to be the most adequate treatment. It allowed the child to eat properly and prevented unwanted infections that could endanger the life of the child.

The teaching of Class I and II restorations in primary molars: a survey of North American dental schools.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain an overview of materials and restoratives techniques taught for Class I and Class II restorations in primary molars in different pediatric dentistry departments in North America.

Methods: A form with response alternatives was mailed to 63 dental schools in the United States and Canada. The forms were addressed to the chairman/undergraduate program director of the department of pediatric dentistry.

Monitoring pediatric dental patients with nasal mask capnography.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of using capnography to analyze respiratory samples taken from a scavenging nitrous oxide nasal hood during routine pediatric dental procedures.

Methods: Twenty-two subjects, aged 60-116 months, were administered alternately either 40% nitrous oxide/60% oxygen or 100% oxygen during two sequential restorative appointments. All subjects were monitored continuously for end-tidal carbon dioxide and respiratory rate using a capnograph whose sampling line was attached directly to the nitrous oxide nasal hood.

Effect of nitrous oxide-oxygen inhalation with scavenging on behavioral and physiological parameters during routine pediatric dental treatment.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of 40% nitrous oxide/60% oxygen inhalation with scavenging on the behavioral and physiological parameters during routine pediatric dental procedures.

Methods: Twenty-two subjects, aged 60-116 months, were randomized into a double blind, cross-over study design and administered alternately either 40% nitrous oxide/60% oxygen or 100% oxygen during two sequential restorative appointments. All subjects were monitored continuously for respiratory rate, pulse rate, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation using a combined capnograph and pulse oximeter.

Effect of scavenging on the psychomotor and cognitive function of subjects sedated with nitrous oxide and oxygen inhalation.

Maximizing scavenger effectiveness using a 45 L/min evacuation rate as recommended by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) may alter the sedation level of the dental patient. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if scavenging at the recommended NIOSH evacuation rate reduced psychomotor and cognitive impairment as a result of inhaling nitrous oxide. Computer-administered neurobehavioral tests of human psychomotor and cognitive function previously established in controlled trials to be sensitive to nitrous oxide inhalation were employed in this blind, randomized, crossover study of 30 healthy adult subjects.