Psychoprophylaxis for oral conscious sedation for dental care in Down syndrome adults with behavioral disorder.
Teresita FerraryNoelia Sanchez RattoDaniel MartinezMayra AlvarezMaria Lis BianchiMaria Belen BenitezMariana ArmadaMaite EchaideGabriela ScagnetBetina OrmanPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2019)
Psychoprophylaxis sessions followed by CS procedures using oral midazolam in adult DS with behavioral disorders were shown to be a useful strategy to perform routine dental treatment safely. Midazolam produces anterograde amnesia, and participants were more cooperative in the following visits.