Anaesthesia for dentistry in children

Brian M Gardner

Anaesthesia for dentistry in children

Brian M Gardner University of the Witwatersrand

Keywords: anaesthesia, dentistry, children

Abstract

Anaesthesia and dentistry have a long mutual history, and have developed in parallel over a similar time period. The first sedation for dental extraction took place on 11 December 1844 when the dentist Horace Wells had his wisdom tooth removed under nitrous oxide sedation.^1,2 This was 2 years before William Morton performed the first ether general anaesthetic.²

Author Biography

Brian M Gardner, University of the Witwatersrand

MBChB, DA, FCA Department of Anaesthesia Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand

Published

2018-06-20

Issue

Vol 60 No 4: July/August 2018

Section

Refresher Course

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