In sedation dentistry, how do minimal sedation and conscious sedation differ?

• A. Minimal sedation allows normal response to verbal commands with reduced anxiety.
• B. Conscious sedation ensures the patient is completely unconscious.
• C. Minimal sedation allows normal breathing but has stronger sedation than conscious sedation.
• D. Conscious sedation maintains a patient who is awake, breathing normally, and able to respond to stimulation but with a deeper sedative effect than minimal.

Answer: (D)