title: Comprehensive oral rehabilitation with general anesthesia and prosthetic care in the primary dentition: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes the oral rehabilitation of a 5-year-old male referred by a general dentist to a pediatric dentist due to acute psychological stress to dental treatment and extensive dental caries. The patient's dental restorations and extractions were completed under general anesthesia. Maxillary and mandibular prostheses were completed in the outpatient clinical setting. The treatment plan for this child provided options to improve appearance, self-image and oral function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Texas at Houston Dental Branch, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Gisela M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Velasquez
authors.forename: Sanford J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camacho-Castro
authors.forename: Bhavini S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheinfeld
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003442:Crowns; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D011672:Pulpotomy; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*