Two recent evidence updates from NHS evidence have been published. These updates higlight new evidence related to these topic areas and provide a commentary on this new evidence. The topics are Improving outcomes in head and neck cancer Sedation in children and young people – This focuses on a summary of selected new evidence [read the full story…]
Optimal oral dose of midazolam for the anxious child requiring dental treatment is 0.75 mg/kg
Behavioural management is an essential approach for the dental treatment of the anxious child. It is sometimes necessary to supplement this with sedation. The main aim of this study was to compare the effect of three doses of oral midazolam (0.5, 0.75, and 1 mg ⁄ kg) on the sedative state and cooperative behaviour of [read the full story…]