A survey on dental treatments provided under general anesthesia for pediatric patients: A hospital-based retrospective audit

Autor: Sreekanth K Mallineni, Jayachandra Bhumireddy, Azher M Mohammed, Vinod Mukthineni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 35-40 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2757-5705
DOI: 10.51463/cpd.2021.40
Popis: Aim: To evaluate the dental procedures carried out under general anesthesia (GA) on children with primary dentition in a pediatric hospital. Methods: The study comprised all children with primary dentition treated under GA at a private pediatric hospital from January 2014 to December 2017. The data was tabulated based on the dental records include reasons for dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA), dental status, and treatment provided. Descriptive statistics were used for statistical analysis and chi-square test used for the comparison. Results: Forty-eight children with primary dentition were utilized the service of general anesthesia for dental treatment. Dental caries (78%) was the most common reason for DGA (p0.05). Overall restorative procedures (60%), extractions (26%), and preventive procedures (14%) were performed under GA (p
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