Abdo Mohammad, Al Halabi Manal, Hussein Iyad, Salami Anas, Khamis Amar H, Kowash Mawlood
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE.
Int J Dent. 2022 Sep 22;2022:9900775. doi: 10.1155/2022/9900775. eCollection 2022.
Dental general anesthesia (DGA) is a widely utilized technique in pediatric dentistry and is indicated for a variety of cases such as very young children and children with special healthcare needs (SHCN). In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a paucity of studies relating to this subject.
To analyze the characteristics of DGA treatment in special healthcare needs and healthy children in the only postgraduate dental hospital in Dubai, UAE.
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the electronic records of all Dubai Dental Hospital (DDH) pediatric patients who underwent DGA in the period between January 1, 2016, and 29 of February 2020.
The study population consisted of 98 children. A total of 26 children had a medical condition and were categorized as SHCN. The most common justification for DGA was dental caries and a lack of cooperation due to young age. SHCN patients received significantly more preventive measures and significantly fewer pulp therapies than healthy patients.
We found that the services provided under DGA for healthy pediatric patients differ from those provided to SHCN patients. Frequently missing recall appointments following DGA increased the likelihood of the need for further restorative dental treatment. These results highlight the importance of robust prevention and follow-up programs for children treated under GA.
牙科全身麻醉（DGA）是儿科牙科中广泛应用的技术，适用于多种情况，如非常年幼的儿童和有特殊医疗需求（SHCN）的儿童。在阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋），关于这一主题的研究较少。
分析阿联酋迪拜唯一的研究生牙科医院中，有特殊医疗需求的儿童和健康儿童接受DGA治疗的特点。
对2016年1月1日至2020年2月29日期间在迪拜牙科医院（DDH）接受DGA治疗的所有儿科患者的电子记录进行回顾性分析。
研究人群包括98名儿童。共有26名儿童患有疾病，被归类为有特殊医疗需求。DGA最常见的理由是龋齿以及因年龄小而缺乏合作。有特殊医疗需求的患者比健康患者接受了显著更多的预防措施，而牙髓治疗则显著更少。
我们发现，DGA为健康儿科患者提供的服务与为有特殊医疗需求的患者提供的服务不同。DGA后经常错过复诊预约增加了需要进一步进行牙齿修复治疗的可能性。这些结果凸显了为接受全身麻醉治疗的儿童制定强有力的预防和随访计划的重要性。
