A retrospective study on paediatric dental treatment under general anaesthesia at a tertiary public facility in Australia
| Autor: | N T Prabhu, Shanika Nanayakkara, Xiaoyan Zhou, Jinlong Gao, Siriporn Songsiripradubboon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Waiting time
medicine.medical_specialty Descriptive statistics business.industry Retrospective cohort study 030206 dentistry Preventive care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age groups Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Dentistry (miscellaneous) General anaesthesia business Public Facility 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Paediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Dental Journal. 30:201-207 |
| ISSN: | 0917-2394 |
| Popis: | Background This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile of children referred for dental treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA) at a tertiary public facility in Australia in 2016. Materials and methods Patients (n = 315, age range 1.33–15.75 years) who received DGA in 2016 were included. Demographic and clinical information was extracted from the dental records and analysed using descriptive analysis methods and independent samples t-test. Results Among the patients (188 males, 127 females) included in this study, majority were from suburbs with relatively low socio-economic status and under 6 years of age (62.54%). 69.84% were placed as low priority on the waiting list (average waiting time 298.61 days), with 13.01% of patients re-presenting with dental emergencies during the waiting time. Caries was the major indication for DGA and extraction was the most common treatment in all age groups ( 12-year group-36%). Stainless steel crown was the second common treatment in Conclusion Despite existing caries prevention programs, dental caries is the major indicator for DGA in the paediatric population. This study emphasises the importance of early preventive care particularly targeting higher-caries-risk children to minimise the need of DGA. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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