| Abstrakt: |
Although most of the dental treatments can be performed under local anesthesia in pediatric dentistry, there is a need for sedation and general anesthesia as a result of cooperation difficulties, anxiety or systemic disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the requirement and reasons of the dental treatment under general anesthesia. The patients who applied to Harran University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry between 23.05.2017 and 23.05.2019 were included in our study. Retrospective data of the patients such as age, gender, and reason for admission were evaluated. The patients who had to be treated with general anesthesia due to cooperation difficulties or any systemic disease were identified, and their statistical analyses were performed. The number of patients admitted to the pediatric clinic during the two years was 5796. A total of 620 patients had to be treated under general anesthesia, of which 488 were due to cooperation difficulties and 132 were due to systemic disease. The mean age of the patients who were planned to be treated with Dental General Anesthesia (DGA) was 4.56; the mean age of patients with the systemic disease is 6.45. The rate of general anesthesia requirement was 10.7%. As a result, general anesthesia is needed in one of every ten patients who admit to the pediatric clinic. We think that this situation stems from the fact that we are the only institution providing this service in our province. The number of centers that provide dental treatment with DGA, which is a great need in children with common caries and patients with special needs, should be increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
