Dental Treatment for Children under General Anesthesia during a 20 year Period

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to state a statistical observation on patients receiving dental treatment under general anesthesia at the Pedodontic-clinic during a 20 year period (1964-1983). The results were as follows.
1.1411 patients (837 boys and 574 girls) were treated under general anesthesia.
2. The number of patients per year was about 100 during the years 1969-1972and gradually decreased to about 30 in the years 1982-1983.
3. Since 1973, cases from 1-5 years of age decreased but was from 6-10 years of age increased. During the 10 year period from 1974 to 1983, about 70%of all cases were children over 6 year of age.
4. Handicapped patient increased from 1973 and almost cases were handicapped children during the years 1977-1983.
5. The number of treated teeth per patient was from 10 to 13 on the average during the 20 year period. The number of treated permanent teeth increased but that of primary teeth decreased from the year 1973.
6. The number of restored teeth showed a gradual increase from the year 1964, but that of extracted teeth showed a decrease from the year 1969. The restored permanent teeth increased from the year 1973.
7. Concerning the type of restorative treatment, about 30% of the caries teeth were treated with composite resin during the years 1981-1983. The use of the preformed metal crown gradually increased and about 20-40% of the primary teeth were treated with it during the years 1973-1983.
8. The length of treatment showed gradually increase. During the year 1982-1983, the length was over 120 minutes in about 60% of the cases.