The need for repeated dental care under general anaesthesia in children

Abstract

AIM: Though the use of advanced behaviour management may facilitate dental treatment in children, some patients still require comprehensive care under general anaesthesia (GA). This is especially true for young children and/or medically compromised children. Thus, this study aimed to provide information about children undergoing GA with regard to age, sex and medical conditions (ICD-10), repeated treatments, dental procedures and recall. METHODS: A total of 464 medically compromised children treated under GA in a dental university clinic between 2004 and 2012 were included. Patients` records were analysed retrospectively using SPSS (Version 21.0) and R for statistical analysis. CONCLUSION: Oral care in children with medical conditions is mostly caries-related, and repeated treatment may be necessary, though it was generally uncommon in this university-based study population.