Inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox ®) sedation for third molar extraction: A comparison to nitrous oxide sedation

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-301

  Abdullah, W A ^a,b   Sheta, S A ^a   Nooh, N S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

conscious sedation; Inhaled methoxyflurane; Penthrox ; third molar mandibular extraction

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOXYFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FINGER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXYFLURANE; MOLAR, THIRD; NAUSEA; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052202346     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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