Key references: Anxiolysis (minimal sedation) for dental procedures

  • Practice Guidelines for Moderate Procedural Sedation and Analgesia 2018: A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Moderate Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Radiology, American Dental Association, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, and Society of Interventional Radiology. Anesthesiology 2018;128(3):437–79. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29334501
  • Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Guidelines on sedation and/or analgesia for diagnostic and interventional medical, dental or surgical procedures [PS09]. Melbourne: ANZCA; 2014. http://www.anzca.edu.au/resources/professional-documents
  • Brayfield A, editor. Martindale: the complete drug reference. 39th London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2017
  • Buntine P, Thom O, Babl F, Bailey M, Bernard S. Prehospital analgesia in adults using inhaled methoxyflurane. Emerg Med Australas 2007;19(6):509–14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18021102
  • Cote CJ, Wilson S, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients before, during, and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: Update 2016. Pediatrics 2016;138(1). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27354454
  • Dental Board of Australia. Registration standard: endorsement for conscious sedation. Melbourne: Dental Board of Australia; 2015. http://www.dentalboard.gov.au/Registration/Conscious-Sedation.aspx
  • Grindlay J, Babl FE. Review article: Efficacy and safety of methoxyflurane analgesia in the emergency department and prehospital setting. Emerg Med Australas 2009;21(1):4–11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19254307
  • Kingon A, Yap T, Bonanno C, Sambrook P, McCullough M. Methoxyflurane: a review with emphasis on its role in dental practice. Aust Dent J 2016;61(2):157–62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26101794
  • O’Rourke KM, McMaster S, Lust KM. A case of hepatitis attributable to repeated exposure to methoxyflurane during its use for procedural analgesia. Med J Aust 2011;194(8):423–4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21495948