title: Retrospective audit of caries management techniques for children under general anesthesia over an 18-year period.
abstract: The aim of this study was to review the outcomes of dental treatment under general anesthesia and to analyze the different types of caries management techniques for children in different age groups and time periods. Seven hundred inpatient general anesthetics were administered for 656 children between 1982 and 1999 were included in the analysis. This study concluded that the treatment modality of the caries management techniques varied according to the different age groups. Furthermore, the nature of the treatment changed the relative proportion of restorative procedures increased during the period under investigation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Law
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kwok-Tung
authors.forename: Nigel M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D018681:Anesthetics, General / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003188:Composite Resins; D003442:Crowns; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D019230:Dental Audit; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011670:Pulpectomy; D011672:Pulpotomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D018681:Anesthetics, General; D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D003723:Dental Amalgam