A Retrospective Analysis of Sedation and Tooth Extractions in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

Objective: despite the fact that most dental treatments are performed with local anesthesia in dentistry, sedation is preferred as a result of lack of co-operation, surgery incompatibility and anxiety or medical complications. the purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate tooth extraction with sedation in healthy children. material-method: in the study, the data of pediatric patients who had tooth extraction with sedation were evaluated retrospectively in a single center for 15 months. data from 1088 patients between the ages of 2 and 18, meeting the inclusion criteria, were included. results: a total of 1088 children were included in the study and 2848 teeth were extracted. the average age of the patients was found to be 6.23. 42% of the patients were female and 58% were male. patients were evaluated in 3 groups according to their age range. it was determined that 57.8% of the patients were in the 2-6 age group, 40.4% in the 7-11 age group and 1.8% in the 12-18 age group. 97.4% of the patients were sedated with inhalation, and in these patients, an average of 2.56 teeth per child were extracted; iv sedation patients (2.6%) had an average of 4.75 teeth per child. conclusions: in the case of children under 11 years of age, where the extraction of primary teeth is planned, the patient is provided with adequate and safe anesthesia with nitrous oxide and sevaflurane if necessary.