Saeeda Abdullah.
Restorative treatment under ga in children below six years of age in PIMS, Pakistan — a study.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;34(4):665-9.

Dental treatment under GA is indicated for mentally or physically retarded patients and also for fearful young children. The objectives of the present study were to find out ratio of healthy and handicapped children treated under GA, reasons for performing dental procedures under GA in healthy children and also to find out what type of restorative dental treatment was given in Children’s Hospital (PIMS, SZABSU), Islamabad. This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study on 84 patients, who were treated for only restorative dental procedures under GA during 2013. Data were collected from hospital records of Dental Department of Children’s Hospital (PIMS). Information such as the reason for giving GA, and the type of treatment provided were recorded in data sheet. The data were analyzed using SPSS 20. Total 84 cases were treated for restorative work under GA, out of which 17 (20%) were mentally retarded, while 67 (80%) were healthy children. All healthy children treated under GA because they were very un-coperative. Out of total 84 patients, 63(75%) were males and 21(25%) were females and the difference is statistically highly significant (P<0.01). Maximum patients treated were in age group of 5 years and this difference with other age groups is significant (P<0.05). Maximum patients treated were during month of July. Treatment pattern in deciduous dentition revealed more restorations (N=391) than extractions. Total 33 pulpotomies, 08 fissure sealants in primary teeth, and 47 fissure sealants in permanent teeth were placed. Fear of dental treatment was the main reasons for treatment of healthy children. Restoration and extractions were the most frequently performed procedures under GA.

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