The challenge of sedation with adolescents: case studies and clinical recommendations.

摘要: Adolescent dental patients pose a unique challenge to providers, particularly when intravenous sedation is introduced the treatment plan. Surveys show many adolescents are afraid of dentist. Five six per cent overall fearful injections and may avoid care or have irregular attendance. At same time, assert their independence by refusing cooperate with providers’ parents’ requests even while accepting that goal better health reasonable. Successful – rapport adolescent patient, however, can ensure adolescents’ oral needs met. providers recognise alternate between childlike mature coping strategies during course treatment. Identifying an adolescent’s current style help team select appropriate proceed more smoothly for clinical team. Working individual styles, rather than expecting consistently adult behaviour, will ideally decrease frustration improve outcome.