J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent.  2018 Feb;45(1):75-81. 10.5933/JKAPD.2018.45.1.75.

A Retrospective Statistical Study on Sedation Cases in Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Dankook University Dental Hospital for 5 Years

• Park C
• Shin J
• Kim J
• Kim J

• KMID: 2430317
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2018.45.1.75

Abstract

Recently, sedation is routinely used in children who lacked cooperation in pediatric dental clinics. The purpose of this study is to analyze dental treatment cases in department of pediatric dentistry at Dankook University Dental Hospital associating with sedation during 5 years. From January 2011 to December 2015, information about dental treatment cases in department of pediatric dentistry was collected and reviewed. The information gathered included patient gender, age, sedation type, sedative agents, date of operation, and type of procedure. The proportion of treatment cases with conscious sedation for total treatment cases continued to decline until 2014. On the other hand, the incidence of general anesthesia increased gradually. The frequency of midazolam administration and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation increased recently. The use of conscious sedation was significantly decreased when the age of patient was 3 years or older. The frequency of general anesthesia was similar in all age groups. There was a tendency to perform treatment with deeper sedation when the patient was male than female, and when the pulp treatment was performed together with the restorative treatment than not performed. The frequency of re-treatment within 90 days after restoration treatment decreased as the depth of sedation increased.

Keyword

Conscious sedation; General anesthesia; Practice patterns

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Child
Conscious Sedation
Dental Clinics
Female
Hand
Humans
Incidence
Inhalation
Male
Midazolam
Nitrous Oxide
Pediatric Dentistry*
Retrospective Studies*
Statistics as Topic*
Midazolam
Nitrous Oxide