Dentoalveolar Stabilization of an Endotracheal Tube in Children With Facial Burns.

Every year, children with burn injuries are admitted to burn units throughout the nation. In many of these cases, there are head/neck components of the injuries as well as inhalation injuries. Airway management is a priority of care for all burn victims.

Dexmedetomidine sedation with and without midazolam for third molar surgery.

Twenty-four patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. Intraoperatively, one group received a continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine alone, whereas the other received a continuous dexmedetomidine infusion plus a small dose of midazolam. Early measurements of patient anxiety and psychomotor performance were lower in patients who had received midazolam.

Effect of passive smoke exposure on general anesthesia for pediatric dental patients.

The purpose of this study was to test the null hypothesis that children with environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure (also known as passive smoke exposure) do not demonstrate an increased likelihood of adverse respiratory events during or while recovering from general anesthesia administered for treatment of early childhood caries. Parents of children (ages 19 months-12 years) preparing to receive general anesthesia for the purpose of dental restorative procedures were interviewed regarding the child's risk for ETS. Children were observed during and after the procedure by a standardized dentist anesthesiologist and postanesthesia care unit nurse who independently recorded severity of 6 types of adverse respiratory events-coughing, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, breath holding, hypersecretion, and airway obstruction.

Waiting for the pain to get worse: characteristics of a pediatric population with acute dental pain.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how acute dental pain in children is managed.

Methods: A prospective 18-item cross-sectional survey was administered to 300 parent-child dyads seeking care at a large urban tertiary care hospital emergency walk-in dental clinic.

Results: The children's mean age was 8 years, 6 months (±3 years, 2 months).