A retrospective analysis was performed using dental school records of patients receiving moderate sedation in the graduate endodontic, periodontic and oral surgery programs from Jan.1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2012.
Key findings from the study include:
• The reasons for the use of moderate sedation were anxiety in 54 percent of patients; local anesthesia failures in 15 percent of patient; fear of needles in 15 percent; severe gag reflex 8 percent and claustrophobia with the rubber dam in 8 percent.
• A little over 63 percent of women were treated as compared to around 37 percent of men.
• The most common tooth treated in the endodontic program was the mandibular molar.
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