J Korean Dent Soc Anesthesiol.
2012 Sep;12(3):173-176. 10.17245/jkdsa.2012.12.3.173.
Large Dose Dexmedetomidine in a Patient during Sedation for Invasive Oral Procedure
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- 1Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
- 2Department of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine School of Dentistry, Busan, Korea. dryoonji@pusan.ac.kr
- KMID: 2345042
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17245/jkdsa.2012.12.3.173
Abstract
- Certain oral procedures require a sedated patient who is responsive to allow for the mouth opening and position change. Dexmedetomidine is a relatively selective alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist with sedative, analgesic, amnestic, and anesthetic-sparing effects. Large dose dexmedetomidine is suitable as a single agent for sedation and anxiolysis for plate removal in a patient with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy and Lefort 1 osteotomy with genioplasty.
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