Editorial Type:
Article Category: Other
| Online Publication Date: Jan 01, 2016
Potent Inhalational Anesthetics for Dentistry
Potent Inhalational Anesthetics for Dentistry
DDS and
DDS, MS
Page Range: 42 – 49
Nitrous oxide and the volatile inhalational anesthetics have defined anxiety and pain control in both dentistry and medicine for over a century. From curious experimentation to spectacular public demonstrations, the initial work of 2 dentists, Horace Wells and William T. G. Morton, persists to this day in modern surgery and anesthesia. This article reviews the history, similarities, differences, and clinical applications of the most popular inhalational agents used in contemporary dental surgical settings.
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr James Tom, Dentist Anesthesiologist, Divisions 1 & 3, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 W 34th St, Rm 4302, Los Angeles, CA 90089; jtom@usc.edu.
Received: Nov 17, 2015
Accepted: Nov 17, 2015