Open AccessAnalysis of changes and trends in the use of sedatives in dental sedation using data from the National Health Insurance in Korea
Author(s) -
Hyuk Kim,
Seung-Hwa Ryoo,
Myong-Hwan Karm,
Kwang-Suk Seo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2383-9309
DOI - 10.17245/jdapm.2022.22.1.49
Subject(s) - sedation , medicine , chloral hydrate , midazolam , anxiety , anesthesia , psychiatry
Although dental sedation helps control anxiety and pain, side effects and serious complications related to sedation are gradually increasing. Due to the introduction of new drugs and sedation methods, insurance rates, legal regulations, drugs, and methods used for dental sedation are inevitably changed. In the Republic of Korea, National Health Insurance is applied to all citizens, and this study investigated changes in the use of sedatives using this big data.