Dental Anesthesiology Glossary

A supraglottic airway device with an inflatable cuff that seats over the laryngeal inlet to maintain ventilation without...

A sudden, involuntary spasm of the laryngeal muscles causing partial or complete closure of the vocal cords, representin...

Acronym for local anesthetic systemic toxicity; a medical emergency characterised by CNS and cardiovascular toxicity fro...

The intravenous administration of a lipid emulsion solution (typically 20% Intralipid) as an antidote for local anesthet...

A potentially life-threatening condition caused by elevated plasma concentrations of local anesthetic agents affecting t...

Standard abbreviation for minimum alveolar concentration, the benchmark measure of inhaled anesthetic potency.

A life-threatening pharmacogenetic skeletal muscle disorder triggered by volatile halogenated anesthetic agents or succi...

A four-class clinical assessment of oropharyngeal visibility used to predict the relative ease of endotracheal intubatio...

A condition in which an abnormally high proportion of haemoglobin is oxidised to methemoglobin, impairing oxygen transpo...

A short-acting water-soluble benzodiazepine used in dental anesthesiology for premedication, anxiolysis, and induction o...

The lightest recognized level of CNS depression induced by a pharmacological agent, during which the patient responds no...

The concentration of an inhaled anesthetic agent in the alveoli at which 50% of patients do not move in response to a su...

A drug-induced depression of consciousness in which the patient responds purposefully to verbal commands or light tactil...

A specific anesthesia service in which an anesthesiology provider monitors a patient and administers sedation or analges...

An opioid antagonist administered to reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression, excessive sedation, or hemodynamic c...

A lightweight, forked delivery device positioned in the nostrils to administer supplemental oxygen or, in dental setting...

A small, scented or unscented mask placed over the nose to deliver a nitrous oxide–oxygen mixture via inhalation sedatio...

A technique for securing the airway in which an endotracheal tube is passed through a nostril, through the nasopharynx,...

A soft, flexible tube inserted through a nostril to the posterior pharynx to maintain airway patency in semi-conscious o...

Regional anesthesia achieved by injecting a local anesthetic agent near a specific nerve or nerve plexus to interrupt se...

Pharmacological inhibition of neuromuscular transmission used to produce skeletal muscle relaxation and facilitate airwa...

An inorganic, colourless gas (N₂O) used in dentistry as an inhaled anxiolytic and analgesic agent, typically delivered v...

The requirement that a patient abstain from oral intake of food and fluids for a specified period before receiving anest...

The administration of sedation or general anesthesia in a dental or medical office setting outside a licensed hospital o...