Abstract
Records of children treated under general anesthesia for comprehensive dental treatment at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Matsumoto Dental University Hospital between January 1990 and May 2000 were reviewed in a clinical-statistical survey.
The results were as follows:
1. A total of 176 children(101 boys,75 girls) were treated. The ages of the children ranged from 1year 9 months to 7 years 2 months, with a median age of 3 years 9 months.
2. The most frequent reason a general anesthetic was given for comprehensive dental treatment was gross caries.
3. The number of teeth treated per child was 15.6 on average. The treatment involved restoration with composite resin filling in 8.1 teeth, metal crowns in 3.8 teeth, composite resin crown in 2.8 teeth, extraction in 0.6 teeth and treatment with fissure sealants in 0.3 teeth, along with 6.1 teeth with pulp treatment.
4. The average duration of the anesthesia was 212.6 minutes. In the great majority of cases, inhalation anesthesia was administered by slow induction/nasal intubation.
5. All of these children were admitted to the hospital for 3 days. There were no serious postoperative complications.
