Study Explores Impact of Secondhand Smoke on GA Kids
A new study recently released by the Ohio State University School of Dentistry looked into the impact that environmental tobacco smoke (or ETS) has on children that are undergoing general anesthesia. The results showed that children exposed to ETS had an overall longer recovery time after general anesthesia despite the fact that they did not have significantly more decay and the procedures did not take significantly longer than children not exposed to ETS.
General anesthesia is becoming more and more popular when treating children as it helps the children to relax during the procedure, making it go faster and attempting to prevent bad dental experiences for the children. Previous studies on the effect of ETS on children suggest that ETS has an adverse effect on children's respiratory systems. This may effect how long the children take for postanesthesia recovery stage.
Source: http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspxsec=sup&sub=rst&pag=dis&ItemID=312426
R. Eric Emery, DDS
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