Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study
<b>Background/Aim</b>: Dental treatment is typically performed under general anesthesia for children who have difficulty cooperating, as well as for those with mental or physical disabilities requiring special care. This study aims to categorize and evaluate the systemic disease or syndr...
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| description | <b>Background/Aim</b>: Dental treatment is typically performed under general anesthesia for children who have difficulty cooperating, as well as for those with mental or physical disabilities requiring special care. This study aims to categorize and evaluate the systemic disease or syndrome status, age, and gender of children who require dental treatment under general anesthesia. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: In this study, the ages, sexes, disabilities (if any), and systemic diseases of patients requiring dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) between the ages of 1 and 15 were analyzed. The patients were categorized based on having difficulties cooperating or having mental or physical disabilities that require special care. <b>Results</b>: In this study, data from 1666 patients were examined. A total of 955 patients (57.32%) were male, while 711 (42.67%) were female. Overall, 232 (13.9%) patients with disabilities or systemic diseases visited the clinic, including 49 who had epilepsy (2.9%), the highest number among the systemic disease group. This finding was statistically significant in the 4–6 age group (<i>p</i> < 0.00). <b>Conclusions</b>: Among patients with special needs, epilepsy emerged as a disorder that requires the most dental treatment. We believe that providing dental treatment for children with neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, in a fully equipped operating room will be beneficial in managing complications that may arise during treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dbe0717b804a400eafc7669873bc0d1d2025-08-20T03:32:25ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672025-07-0112790310.3390/children12070903Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective StudyEnes Bardakçı0Şemsettin Yıldız1Betül Yazmacı2Mehmet Emin Doğan3Kübra Mumcu4Mehmet Sinan Doğan5Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63050, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27410, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63050, TurkeyDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63200, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63050, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63050, Turkey<b>Background/Aim</b>: Dental treatment is typically performed under general anesthesia for children who have difficulty cooperating, as well as for those with mental or physical disabilities requiring special care. This study aims to categorize and evaluate the systemic disease or syndrome status, age, and gender of children who require dental treatment under general anesthesia. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: In this study, the ages, sexes, disabilities (if any), and systemic diseases of patients requiring dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) between the ages of 1 and 15 were analyzed. The patients were categorized based on having difficulties cooperating or having mental or physical disabilities that require special care. <b>Results</b>: In this study, data from 1666 patients were examined. A total of 955 patients (57.32%) were male, while 711 (42.67%) were female. Overall, 232 (13.9%) patients with disabilities or systemic diseases visited the clinic, including 49 who had epilepsy (2.9%), the highest number among the systemic disease group. This finding was statistically significant in the 4–6 age group (<i>p</i> < 0.00). <b>Conclusions</b>: Among patients with special needs, epilepsy emerged as a disorder that requires the most dental treatment. We believe that providing dental treatment for children with neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, in a fully equipped operating room will be beneficial in managing complications that may arise during treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/7/903general anesthesiapediatric dentistrydental treatmenthealth statusuncooperative child |
| spellingShingle | Enes Bardakçı Şemsettin Yıldız Betül Yazmacı Mehmet Emin Doğan Kübra Mumcu Mehmet Sinan Doğan Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study Children general anesthesia pediatric dentistry dental treatment health status uncooperative child |
| title | Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study |
| title_full | Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study |
| title_short | Evaluation of Pediatric Patients’ General Health Status Prior to Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study |
| title_sort | evaluation of pediatric patients general health status prior to dental treatment under general anesthesia a retrospective study |
| topic | general anesthesia pediatric dentistry dental treatment health status uncooperative child |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/7/903 |
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