Retrospective evaluation of dental treatments under general anesthesia and sedation in pediatric patients

Aim: Although dental procedures can usually be performed under local anesthesia, treatment can be performed under general anesthesia / sedation, especially in young children with adaptation problems, requiring comprehensive treatment, in children with mental/physical impairment in need of special care, cooperation difficulties, excessively anxious and fearful patients. In this study, retrospective evaluation of pediatric patients who received dental treatment under general anesthesia / sedation in Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Dentistry Tepebaşı Oral and Dental Health Education and Research Hospital Department of Pediatric Dentistry and treatment approach of three dentists with different education levels were investigated. Method: After receiving the approval of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Social Sciences and Humanities Ethics Committee, 300 cases who had dental treatments under general anesthesia/sedation between 01.08.2017 and 01.08.2018 at AYBÜ Faculty of Dentistry Tepebaşı Oral and Dental Health Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. The patients who are treated by three different dentists, namely, a general dentist (A), a specialist dentist in pediatric dentistry (B) and a lecturer (C) in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry are in three groups: 3 years and under, 4-6 years and 7 years and older has been examined. In this retrospective study, the data of the patients were obtained from the electronic database of the relevant hospital and the epicrisis form. The data includes the patient's age, gender, medical condition and dental treatments performed. The data obtained were analyzed through the SPSS 21 package program. Result: 55% of the patients are male and 45% are female and their average age is 4.99±1.53. The rate of disabled patients treated is 2.6%. The most preferred treatment is restorative treatment, followed by tooth extraction, root canal treatment and amputation, respectively. Extraction treatment has been preferred mostly for children aged 7 years and older.