PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

Anthony S Feck

Publications and source records attributed to Anthony S Feck.

3 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2005

The use of anxiolytic medications to supplement local anesthesia in the anxious patient.

Local anesthetic failures in dental patients can have many causes, including anatomical variations, technique, and anxiety/fear. By understanding the mechanisms responsible for failed local anesthesia, patients can be treated more comfortably. The interaction of anxiety and fear is discussed. Oral sedation dentistry is highlighted as a way to reduce anxiety/fear and the patient's perception of pain. Profound anesthesia can be accomplished more easily in relaxed patients with diminished or eliminated anxiety/fear.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Rehabilitation of a fearful dental patient with oral sedation: utilizing the incremental oral administration technique.

The treatment of fearful or anxious patients presents a myriad of problems for the dentist. In-office sedation using oral (enteral) medications is an effective means of increasing patient tolerance of invasive dental procedures. The incremental oral administration technique is a protocol that can be utilized to treat fearful or anxious patients. A case is presented in which this technique was used as an adjunct to the rehabilitation of a debilitated mouth.

Adult↗