The effect of transmucosal 0.2 mg/kg midazolam premedication on dental anxiety, anaesthetic induction and psychological morbidity in children undergoing general anaesthesia for tooth extraction

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hosey, M T ^a   Asbury, A J ^b   Bowman, A W ^c   Millar, K ^d   Martin, K ^e   Musiello, T ^d   Welbury, R ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BUCCAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, BUCCAL; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLACEBOS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 68449096726     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.570     Document Type: Article

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