Re: hospitalizing a small child for absesses?

From: Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S. (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 06:25:23 -0400

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 06:31:38 -0400, "Paul" <pf3511@yahoo.com> wrote:

>It would deviate from standard-of-care not to put him in the hospital. That
>is the safest thing to do. Personally, I think consious sedation is a
>crock. "All this by taking a little pill."

There is p.o. conscious sedation as described and i.v. conscious
sedation. The latter works quite well!

JOEL

> Now there's a group trying to
>get their voodoo dentistry acepted as standard-of-care.

>From Haiti you mean?

> There's much more
>of a risk of a complication, such as aspiration, sudden head movement under
>consious sedation. Isn't that an oxymoron?
>
>
>
>"Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S." <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:s3odc0hhuko4r96e2h6n9a40ntjq4cjuq3@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 00:31:21 -0400, "Paul" <pf3511@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I don't understand what the problem is here. It's a no brainer to put
>him
>> >in the hospital.
>> >
>>
>> Safety.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> ><lkdsjf@jldajf.cojf> wrote in message
>> >news:958cc05nchdnfk0ig429nl9qs08vl48m8h@4ax.com...
>> >> On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:28:52 -0700, in sci.med.dentistry "Rich"
>> >> <sooperdooper_pooperscooper_@cox.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> :Joel, what about for a 3yo boy who has a heart defect? like a VSD and
>> >> :bicuspid valve, and some other problems. The pediodontist wants him
>> >admitted
>> >> :in the hospital first, and its going to be done in the or under
>general
>> >> :anesthetics. He's having nearly every primary tooth capped, and two
>> >pulled.
>> >> :He has enamel hypoplasia and two teeth are so bad they are broken off.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Why not wait til the baby teeth grow in? Poor kid has been through
>> >enough I
>> >> would think..
>> >>
>> >> Congenital Heart Disease Webring:
>> >> http://www.schizoaffective.org/chd/index.htm
>> >
>>
>

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