1981 Volume 6 Issue 3 Pages 144-150
The fear and anxiety related to painful dental procedures almost prevent dental patients from seeking and receiving adequate dental treatment.
So to relief the fear and anxiety, Comperative study was performed for the effects on intravenous injection of diazepam and inhalation of 30% N2O-O2 with 23 patients.
The results were summarized as follows.
1) The mean systolic blood pressure in the intravenous sedation was 8.7mmHg lower than that of 30% N2O-O2 inhalation. No significant change was obserbed in respiration, blood pressure and puls.
2) The patients who received intravenous sedation was taken four and a half times longer than that of 30% N2O-O2 inhalation to be able to go home.
3) Both sedation method showed good sedation, relaxation and minimal side effects.
4) 15patients received intravenous sedation and 13 patients wished the same method in future dental treatment. 8 patients received 30% N2O-O2 inhalation and 7 patients wished the same method in future dental treatment.
