Children’s experiences with conscious sedation in dental care: a Norwegian cross-sectional study
While conscious sedation is perceived to facilitate dental treatment for many children, a large proportion retain memories of the treatment, particularly those with high dental fear. This highlights the importance of understanding children's subjective experiences to improve sedation practices.
Authors
- Regina Skavhellen Aarvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-9702)
- Maren Lillehaug Agdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-3299)
- Edel Jannecke Svendsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-3114)
Institutions
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Sunnaas sykehus (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/aos.v84.44807
- Primary Topic
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00