%A Acharya, Sonu %T Chair-side general anesthesia for pediatric dental patients – Risky or risk free %9 Review Article %D 2018 %J International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation %R 10.4103/ijpr.ijpr_17_17 %P 8-11 %V 3 %N 1 %U https://www.ijpedor.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8932;year=2018;volume=3;issue=1;spage=8;epage=11;aulast=Acharya %8 January 1, 2018 %X Dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) may be provided in the hospital operating room or dental office on the dental chair. There are various methods of behavior management that pediatric dentists apply in their day-to-day practice which are both nonpharmacological and pharmacological. Although most of the children can be managed with nonpharmacological methods, few require pharmacological methods. Pharmacological methods such as prescribing premedications, conscious sedation, and GA. Conscious sedation and GA are slowly gaining popularity in pediatric patients. Here, we discuss the pros and cons of chairside GA in this paper. %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 2468-8932