Patterns of Paediatric Dental Treatment Under General Anaesthesia: A Retrospective Study
10.21315/aos2022.1701.OA04
- Author:
Siti Umairah Mohamad Shukry
1
;
Nurul Aqilah Aisyah Mohd Zaid
1
;
Alaa Sabah Hussein
2
;
Siti Hajar Hamzah
3
,
4
Author Information
1. Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Centre of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Centre of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia &
4. Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119085 Singapore
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Comprehensive dental care;
General anaesthesia;
Paediatric dentistry
- MeSH:
Pediatric Dentistry;
Dental Care for Children;
Anesthesia, Dental
- From:Archives of Orofacial Sciences
2022;17(1):75-85
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
ABSTRACT:This retrospective study aimed to evaluate patterns of comprehensive dental treatment under general
anaesthesia (GA) for healthy children in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. The treatment
records of healthy paediatric patients who received dental treatment under GA from February 2017
to January 2021 were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: (1) less than 6 years old
and (2) 6 to 16 years old. Patients’ characteristics were summarised using descriptive statistics while an
independent t-test was applied to investigate the influence of “age group” on treatment duration, number
of procedures and use of various restorative materials. A total of 125 paediatric patients (67 boys and
58 girls) were included. The patients’ mean age at the time they underwent GA was 5.77 ± 1.94 years
old and the average duration of dental treatment was 62.58 minutes. There was a significant difference
in the duration of treatment between the two age groups (p < 0.05). Tooth extraction was the most
dental procedure performed (63.31%). The 6 to 16 years old group had a significantly shorter treatment
duration (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences were found in all procedures (extraction,
restoration, preventive and pulp therapy) and the utilisation of composite, glass ionomer cement (GIC)
and compomer in both groups. The use of stainless steel crown (SSC) restorations was significantly
higher in the less than six years old group (p < 0.05). Most of the dental procedures performed under GA
on healthy children were extraction procedures. Children less than six years of old had a longer treatment
duration under GA. Composite restorations and SSC were more frequently used in primary dentition.
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