Work

Propranolol and D-cycloserine as adjunctive medications in reducing dental fear in sedation practice.

Year: 2010

Type: review

Abstract: Extensive research and clinical experience have demonstrated the usefulness of sedation in helping fearful patients receive dental treatment, particularly when they have urgent treatment needs. In addition, the efficacy of behavioural programmes for managing dental fears is well established. While often these two approaches are seen as oppositional, our work in Seattle, Morgantown and at King's College London Dental Institute demonstrates the complementarity of the two approaches. Using the example of two compounds, one very familiar, propranolol, and one that has recently become of interest, D-cycloserine, we wish to illustrate the manner in which these medications can be used to enhance behavioural approaches to managing dental anxiety.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Lisa J Heaton, Daniel W McNeil, Peter Milgrom

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Awards: Addressing Oral Health Disparities in Individuals with Mental Health Problems, Factors Contributing to Oral Health Disparities in Appalachia