Abstract
Conscious sedation in dentistry is usually indicated because a patient's anxiety can prohibit the necessary dental treatment being undertaken. It may also be indicated because of unpleasant or lengthy treatment or to prevent exacerbation of a patient's medical or behavioural condition by anxiety. The indicator of sedation need (IOSN) tool has been developed to help support dentists in their clinical decision-making and uses information about a patient's anxiety, medical and behavioural status and treatment complexity. The IOSN has been used to measure sedation need and has shown that 5.1% of patients attending general dental practices have a high need of conscious sedation. IOSN has also been used to investigate the need for conscious sedation in the general population among dental practice attenders and those who don' t attend. The proportion was found to be 6.7%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 466-471 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Dental Update |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |