Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
12-2009
Publisher
Journal of Pedodontics
Source Publication
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
Source ISSN
1053-4628
Abstract
Aim: To compare the type, number of procedures and working time of dental treatment provided under dental general anesthesia (DGA) in healthy and medically compromised/developmentally disabled children (MCDD children). Design: This cross-sectional prospective study involved 80 children divided into two groups of 40 children each. Group 1 consisted of healthy and Group 2 consisted of MCDD children. Results: Healthy children needed more working time than MCDD children, the means being 161±7.9 and 84±5.7 minutes, respectively (P= 0.0001). Operative dentistry and endodontic treatments showed a significant statistical difference (P= 0.0001). The means of procedures were 17±5.0 for healthy children and 11±4.8 for MCDD children (P= 0.0001). Conclusions: Healthy children needed more extensive dental treatment than MCDD children under DGA. The information from this sample of Mexican children could be used as reference for determining trends both within a facility as well as in comparing facilities in cross-population studies.
Recommended Citation
Loyola-Rodriguez, Juan Pablo; Zavala-Alonso, Veronica; Gonzalez-Alvarez, Cinthya L.; Juarez-Lopez, Lilia A.; Patiño-Marin, Nuria; and Gonzalez, Cesar D., "Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Healthy and Medically Compromised/Developmentally Disabled Children: A Comparative Study" (2009). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 247.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/247
Comments
Published version. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, Vol. 34, No. 2 (December 2009): 177-182. DOI. © 2009 Journal of Pedodontics. Used with permission.