Sedation — Not to be confused with sedition. Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Drugs which can be used for sedation include… … Wikipedia
Oral sedation dentistry — is a medical procedure involving the administration of oral sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a dental procedure and reduce patients fear and anxiety related to the experience. Oral sedation is one of the available methods of conscious… … Wikipedia
Palliative sedation — In medicine, specifically in end of life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress in the dying/of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress… … Wikipedia
Terminal sedation — (also known as palliative sedation, or sedation for intractable distress in the dying/of a dying patient) is the practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a patient s life, usually by means of a… … Wikipedia
Procedural sedation and analgesia — Intervention MeSH D016292 Procedural sedation and analgesia previously referred to as conscious sedation is defined as a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce … Wikipedia
Medications used in dentistry and periodontics — In periodontics, there are four reasons to seek medication. Those are infection, swelling, pain and sedation. Although some patients may experience pain, swelling and infection as a result of an acute periodontal problem like advanced periodontal … Wikipedia
Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention … Wikipedia
Dental implant — Intervention A Straumann brand root form endosseous dental implant placed in the site of the maxillary left permanent first molar with bone graft used to elevate the sinus floor … Wikipedia
Dentofacial osteotomy — A Dentofacial Osteotomy (also known as corrective jaw surgery) is an oral surgery where bone is cut, moved, modified, and realigned to correct a dentofacial deformity. The word “osteotomy” means the division, or excision of bone. The dental… … Wikipedia
Liposuction — Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty ( fat modeling ), liposculpture or suction lipectomy ( suction assisted fat removal ) is a cosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different sites on the human body. Areas affected can range… … Wikipedia
