Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Kegawatdaruratan Di Bidang Kedokteran Gigi Anak – Emergency In Pediatric Dentistry

Kegawatdaruratan di bidang kedokteran gigi anak adalah kasus-kasus gawatdaruratan yang terjadi pada anak saat dilakukan perawatan gigi. Beberapa tindakan perawatan gigi dapat menimbulkan rasa sakit bahkan menimbulkan rasa stres pada anak sehingga menimbulkan keadaan-keadaan yang membutuhkan tindakan dengan segera. Dokter gigi kadang kurang menyadari bahwa tindakan perawatan yang dilakukan merupakan pencetus terjadinya syok pada anak. Penulisan makalah ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai tindakan dokter gigi yang dapat menimbulkan syok pada anak, jenis-jenis kegawatdaruratan, pencegahan terjadinya kegawatdaruratan, dan tindakantindakan yang harus dilakukan saat terjadi kegawatdaruratan. Apabila dokter gigi kurang menyadari akibat lanjut yang akan timbul bila kegawatdaruratan tidak ditanggulangi dengan cepat, maka akan terjadi keadaan-keadaan yang tidak diinginkan. Peningkatan pengetahuan dengan mengikuti kursus-kurusus mengenai pertolongan segera saat terjadi kegawatdaruratan bagi dokter gigi dan perawat gigi hendaknya selalu dilakukan, selain itu dokter gigi juga perlu menghindari tindakan dan alat-alat serta bahan-bahan yang dapat menimbulkan rasa sakit dan takut berlebihan pada anak.

Emergencies in pediatric dentistry were emergency cases in children which happened during dental treatment. Several dental treatment could emerge pain and even stress in child and therefore it will cause conditions that needed immediate measures. Dentists frequently did not realized that their treatment procedures were a trigger of shock in children. This paper were objected to describe about the dental procedures that would cause shock in children, type of emergencies, prevention of emergency conditions, and measures that should be done when emergency conditions occur. If dentists were not realizing the long term effect occured due to emergencies that were not measured immediately, then conditions that were not expected will occur. Improved knowledge and also following courses about first aid while emergencies occur for the dentist and their staff should always be done, besides dentist should also prevent measures and tools and materials that would cause excessive pain and anxiety in child.