Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study
Dental general anesthesia (DGA) can be a preferred approach for treating children with special health needs (CSHCN). It has many benefits, most importantly, the support of the anesthesia team to control the medical status and treat the patient safely. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental...
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| author | Jawza Alfarraj Jenny Louise Gray Taghreed Alargan Maryam Alkathiri Reema Alshehri Marwah Almarwan |
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| description | Dental general anesthesia (DGA) can be a preferred approach for treating children with special health needs (CSHCN). It has many benefits, most importantly, the support of the anesthesia team to control the medical status and treat the patient safely. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental treatment provided to (CSHCN) under (DGA) in a tertiary-care hospital. Moreover, to compare the dental procedures between different medical conditions. This retrospective study involves a sample of 730 children aged between (1–16 years) with complex medical conditions treated under DGA between January 2009 until April 2022. The results show that 4.93 % of these patients had DGA twice. For those children who had DGA only once, the most frequent medical conditions were neuro-developmental disorders (31.8 %), pediatric oncology (17.4 %), and behavioral disorders (autism, ADHD, etc.) (15.1 %). The average age was 6.9 years; almost half were preschool children (4–6 years old, 48.41 %) followed by younger school children (7–9 years old, 28.82 %). The most common dental procedures done were extractions followed by restorative procedures. The use of fissure sealant was significantly higher in neuro-developmental and behavioral disabilities patients than other medical conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6d2818d357d4e55b103376ab62acc802024-04-17T04:48:33ZengElsevierSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522024-04-01364579583Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective studyJawza Alfarraj0Jenny Louise Gray1Taghreed Alargan2Maryam Alkathiri3Reema Alshehri4Marwah Almarwan5Pediatric Dentistry Section, Specialized Dentistry Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Pediatric Dentistry Section, Specialized Dentistry Department, King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box: 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.Dentistry Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Dentistry Section, Specialized Dentistry Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDental Intern, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDental Intern, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Dentistry Section, Specialized Dentistry Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDental general anesthesia (DGA) can be a preferred approach for treating children with special health needs (CSHCN). It has many benefits, most importantly, the support of the anesthesia team to control the medical status and treat the patient safely. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental treatment provided to (CSHCN) under (DGA) in a tertiary-care hospital. Moreover, to compare the dental procedures between different medical conditions. This retrospective study involves a sample of 730 children aged between (1–16 years) with complex medical conditions treated under DGA between January 2009 until April 2022. The results show that 4.93 % of these patients had DGA twice. For those children who had DGA only once, the most frequent medical conditions were neuro-developmental disorders (31.8 %), pediatric oncology (17.4 %), and behavioral disorders (autism, ADHD, etc.) (15.1 %). The average age was 6.9 years; almost half were preschool children (4–6 years old, 48.41 %) followed by younger school children (7–9 years old, 28.82 %). The most common dental procedures done were extractions followed by restorative procedures. The use of fissure sealant was significantly higher in neuro-developmental and behavioral disabilities patients than other medical conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224000026Dental general anesthesiaSpecial needsMedically compromised childrenRetrospective study |
| spellingShingle | Jawza Alfarraj Jenny Louise Gray Taghreed Alargan Maryam Alkathiri Reema Alshehri Marwah Almarwan Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study Saudi Dental Journal Dental general anesthesia Special needs Medically compromised children Retrospective study |
| title | Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study |
| title_full | Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study |
| title_fullStr | Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study |
| title_short | Dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital – A cross sectional retrospective study |
| title_sort | dental treatment provided to special needs children under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital a cross sectional retrospective study |
| topic | Dental general anesthesia Special needs Medically compromised children Retrospective study |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224000026 |
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