Dental Anesthesiology Glossary

A selective alpha-2 adrenergic agonist used as a sedative and analgesic adjunct in dental anesthesiology, notable for pr...

A decision-making framework published by the American Society of Anesthesiologists outlining stepwise strategies for man...

A standardised set of clinical parameters that a patient must meet before being released from post-anesthesia monitoring...

Continuous electrical monitoring of cardiac activity via surface electrodes, used during dental anesthesia to detect arr...

The phase of anesthetic recovery during which a patient transitions from an anesthetized or deeply sedated state back to...

A state of acute confusion, disorientation, and combative or excitatory behaviour occurring as a patient regains conscio...

Sedation achieved by administering a drug via the gastrointestinal tract, including oral, sublingual, and rectal routes,...

A catecholamine hormone and sympathomimetic drug used both as a vasoconstrictor in local anesthetic solutions and as an...

An older class of local anesthetic agents metabolised by plasma cholinesterase, including procaine, benzocaine, and tetr...

End-tidal carbon dioxide; the partial pressure or concentration of CO₂ at the end of a normal exhalation, measured durin...

The deliberate removal of an endotracheal tube from the trachea at the conclusion of anesthesia or when the patient no l...

A potent synthetic opioid analgesic approximately 100 times more potent than morphine on a weight basis, used in dental...

A benzodiazepine antagonist used to reverse the sedative and amnestic effects of benzodiazepines such as midazolam in de...

A drug-induced state of unconsciousness with loss of protective airway reflexes, used in dentistry for patients unable t...

A quaternary anticholinergic drug used as a premedication in dental anesthesiology to reduce secretions and treat intrao...

The phase of anesthesia administration during which a patient transitions from full consciousness to an anesthetized or...

A rapidly acting intravenous or inhalational drug administered to transition a patient from consciousness to an anesthet...

A regional anesthetic technique in which local anesthetic is deposited near the inferior alveolar nerve to anesthetise t...

A formal, documented process in which a patient is provided sufficient information about a proposed anesthetic or sedati...

The administration of a sedative or anesthetic gas, most commonly nitrous oxide–oxygen, via inhalation to achieve a cont...

A supplemental injection technique in which local anesthetic is delivered directly into the cancellous bone adjacent to...

A last-resort anesthetic technique in which local anesthetic is deposited directly into the pulp chamber or root canal w...

An airway-opening manoeuvre in which the mandible is displaced anteriorly to relieve upper airway obstruction without ex...

A dissociative anesthetic agent used in dental sedation for its analgesic, amnestic, and bronchodilatory properties, par...