Effect of the intravenous sedation with diazepam on the teeth extructions in the four heart disease patients.

Abstract

Diazepam was given intravenously for the purpose of treatement of anxiety occuring during dental treatment to the four heart disease patients. All patients were old age. The results were summerized as follows.

1), No significant change was obserbed in respiratory and circulatory function during sedation and operation. But one patient was found a little decrease in respiration.

2), E.C.G. monitor and it’s record was employed continually during sedation and operation. One patient fell temporarily into ventricular arrythmia during sedation. But the other patients did not fell into arrythmia during sedation and operation.