Preventive and invasive treatment in special needs patients: a German retrospective study

Autor: Katharina Bücher, Isabel Metz, Vinay Pitchika, Katrin Rothmaier, Roswitha Heinrich-Weltzien, Jan Kühnisch, Reinhard Hickel
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Clinical Oral Investigations. 21:1343-1350
ISSN: 1436-3771
1432-6981
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-016-1900-6
Popis: Data on dental treatment of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) are sparse. Hence, this study provides information about the changes in the dental condition in a cohort of CSHCN treated in a university dental department in Germany. Patient records of CSHCN treated from January 2004 to December 2012 were screened retrospectively for medical diagnoses (ICD-10) and the type of treatment performed with outpatient dental care (ODC) or general anesthesia (GA). Follow-up data of patients adhering to the recommended recall were recorded, including time and further treatments. A total of 795 CSHCN with a mean age of 6.8 years were included. In 41.6 % (331/795) of cases, treatment was performed under ODC, and 58.4 % (464/795) received GA. Caries experience in CSHCN treated under GA was significantly higher (7.9 d3/4mft/0.9 D3/4MFT) than in ODC (2.5 d3/4mft /0.9 D3/4MFT). Over time, patient flow shifted from invasive (IC) to preventive-based care (PC). Caries-related treatments were most frequent under GA and ODC, though initial caries experience was higher in GA patients. The choice of GA or ODC was statistically independent from the medical condition. This study provides characteristics of a large population of CSHCN treated with and without GA for dental care.
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