Local Anesthesia Impact on Dental Sedation

Local anaesthesia (LA) is often preferred for stabilization of vital signs, depth of anaesthesia in dental restorations but the optimal timing of LA administration during sedation is varies according to personal preferences of dentists. Aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the effects of the timing of LA on hemodynamic parameters, depth of anaesthesia and total dose of anaesthetic drugs given in paediatric patients sedated for dental procedures.

Records of healthy children who were sedated for dental restorations will be divided into two groups. Patients who received LA at the beginning of sedation or who received LA at the end of sedation after completion of restorations. It is planned to compare the patient groups in terms of demographic data, hemodynamic data, BIS scores, Ramsey Sedation Scale scores, total propofol dose administered.

Inclusion criteria

Paediatric dental patients who were previously sedated and fulfilled the following inclusion criteria were included in this investigation. Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status classification of I-II and aged between 2 and 8 years were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

were ASA status III-V, age older than 8 years, having any history of allergy to anaesthetic drugs and renal disease interfering with drug metabolism.