PubMed · 8359334
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M Lee. 1993. Push without shove.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8359334/
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A survey of 272 University of Nairobi undergraduate students was undertaken to assess their dental chairside experience and what reasons they gave for failing to seek dental treatment. Most respondents considered dental treatment uncomfortable and painful. The cost of treatment and fear arising from information given by other dental patients were important reasons that kept the respondents from visiting a dental clinic. This paper reveals the need for the dental profession to play a greater role in reducing costs of treatment and odontophobia.
Emergencies that arise out of psychophysiologic responses are rarely life-threatening and can be managed readily by the alert dental office team. It is imperative, however, to use all available information during the emergency assessment. Inaccurate diagnosis and treatment as a result of confusion between presyncope and hyperventilation may result in an accelerated onset of the emergency episode. Rapid recognition of an impending alteration of consciousness should minimize the progression toward or reduce any period of unconsciousness. If unconsciousness occurs, basic life support and supine positioning with supplemental oxygen should be provided immediately. Finally, the dental team should be prepared to treat other life-threatening emergencies that might initially present as syncope, such as cardiac arrest, stroke, or anaphylactic reactions.