Sedation for out-patient dental procedures in a child with recent upper respiratory inflammatory problems: Usefulness of high-flow nasal cannula

The clinical advantage of nasal high-flow in respiratory management during procedural sedation: A scoping review on the application of nasal high-flow during dental procedures with sedation

“…The clinical usefulness of NHF in dental treatment during sedation was also recently demonstrated in a case report of a 5-year-old female who was diagnosed with caries and pulpitis [21] . She received dental treatment under intravenous sedation with midazolam and target control infusion (TCI) with propofol, with an effect-site concentration (Ce) of 1.6–2.0 mg/mL, sedation level of four, and a NHF cannula with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO 2 ) of 1.0 and a flow rate of 10 L/min.…”

Alternative sedation premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine before dental procedures

“…The sedation level was targeted to reach observer's assessment of alertness/sedation level four. High flow nasal cannula (Optiflow™) was then implemented with FiO 2 1.0 and flow rate 30 L/min 1 . The dental treatment was completed smoothly with only a few interruptions due to coughing of the patient.…”