The dental health of our children with disabilities?
Among dental treatments,
sedation has a significant place. Reducing fear and anxiety dentistry the
sedation which develops due to the treatments implemented in the name of the
method about what you need to know Assist. Associate Professor Dr. Barış
Karabulut said.
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According to a survey by the
Turkish Statistical Institute, Turkey's population of 12.29% occurs from
physical or mental disabilities indicates that individuals with Assist.
Associate Professor Dr. Barış Karabulut, dental sedation is of great importance
in the treatment of individuals with disabilities especially underlined. Per
cent 85 to 90 percent of healthy individuals experiencing oral health issues,
while this percentage is close to retardation of almost 100 percent, he added.
Dental sedation is important in the treatment of
individuals with disabilities
Increasing fear and anxiety
during dental treatment sedation long-term treatment in a single session,
looking to finish, and most importantly, to treat individuals with physical or
mental disabilities, indicating that oral and dental health center is a process that allows Dent Academy
pediatric dentistry (children's dentistry) specialists assist. Associate
Professor Dr. Barış Karabulut, with sedation dentistry, there are opportunities
that are found in the practice of the application of all the treatments, he
said.
If sedation is required,
which in particular cases the Assist. Associate Professor Dr. Barış Karabulut,
went on to say: "individuals with disabilities, especially for Sedation,
fear of the dentist, gag reflex, or long-term treatment is not easily
applicable to patients who want to finish in a single session. There is not any difficulty during the application.
An experienced anesthesiologist in a fully equipped operating room environment
and a highly reliable method. Although there are restrictions on the duration
of treatment, long-term sedation in the process of the second appointment may
be necessary.
Sedation to children of the age in which it is being
applied?
Whereas sedation is
applicable to individuals with disabilities of all ages, without any obstacles,
young children (2-9) are more preferred. However,
in the implementation of prolonged or painful surgical procedures more than
older age groups, who do not accept to be treated with concern and fear in
children, in patients with gag and gag reflexes is the preferred method.
Thanks to sedation, the dentist with bad memories are
not generated by
The most important advantage
of the application of sedation for the patient to feel no pain. Also in
patients with any bad memory is not a problem. The specific methods that are
being implemented in a very short time and is waking up our patients to be
discharged. By the method of sedation
that allows a physician the opportunity to work under ideal conditions and the
effectiveness of the treatment increases lifespan. After sedation, patients any
negativity is observed. The most
important reason for this medication of our patients from the path of the vein
and not through the air. In this way, the effect of the drug is quick and when
the process is finished, the effect is disappearing quickly," he said.
Thanks to sedation, many
patients with disabilities easily and they can get going to the dentist dental
treatment sedation people with physical or mental disabilities in Turkey by
referring to the importance of, Karabulut, "many patients with
disabilities unable to even sit in the dentist's chair without Sedation during
treatment or does not respond to commands from the doctors. For the disabled who can make a limited number of
treatment in our patients it is necessary to keep the treatment very short.
Because it did not hold open the patient's mouth reduces the effectiveness of
the treatment. For these reasons, the treatment time is prolonged and very
taxing process, especially for the families of patients with disabilities
through an extremely is to be found."
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Empathy in fear of dentists, you need to make
Explaining that fear is the
fear of dentists in our society, is an extremely common Karabulut, of the root
causes of this fear is fear of the unknown (especially small children) due to
past bad experiences and fears and he said that there were fears that develop
due to the devices used. At this point
the basic elements which will find out the cause of a patient's fear eliminate
fear and for this reason it will be underlined that approaches showcase.
Empathy is extremely important to understand the feelings of fear and anxiety
to the patients,he said.
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