Dalal Mohammed Al-Kahtani
Prince Sultan Medical and Military City, Saudi Arabia
Title: What’s the story with gagger? No problem any more
Biography
Biography: Dalal Mohammed Al-Kahtani
Abstract
The gag reflex is a complex physiologic phenomenon that compromises quality of dental treatment and is a barrier to optimal patient care. This phenomenon is protective in nature and presents a bewildering and frustrating problem in various dental procedures, resulting in compromised treatment. Behavioral approaches, complementary medicine therapies and pharmacological techniques are methods used for the treatment of patients with problematic gagging. The aim of this review is to describe problematic gagging and to give information about the management of such cases and includes various strategies to assist clinicians.