An evaluation of the behaviour of children undergoing dental extraction under general anaesthesia.
The cooperation of a random sample of 190 children with an average age of 5 years (range 1-17 years), presenting with a dental emergency requiring tooth extraction under general anaesthesia, was evaluated using the Frankl Behaviour Scale. The results showed that 60% of the children cooperated in the operating theatre. Furthermore, removal of only one or two teeth per patient accounted for 40% of the cases. This survey has identified a group of child dental patients who might benefit from conscious sedation and local anaesthetic techniques.
Burns
M T
MT
Dental Hospital, St. Chad's Queensway, Birmingham.
Blinkhorn
A S
AS
Asbury
A J
AJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000523:psychology*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000523:psychology*