title: Patients with special needs within treatment under general anesthesia - meta-analysis.
abstract: The study evaluates results obtained from the documentation of             patients with special needs, who have undergone treatment under general             anesthesia at the pediatric dentistry department. DMFT (decayed, missing, filled             teeth) was used for comparison. A sample of 1,836 children from our dental clinic             was evaluated. The sample was divided into two groups - special patient and             disabled patient populations. A group of 5 years old children was chosen on the             bases of WHO guidelines for the setting of the oral health status. A descriptive             statistical analysis of the mean standard deviation was conducted with a focus on             three factors: sex, age and year. A questionnaire was prepared to compare the oral             health habits in the families of the patients. A literary review was conducted to             compare the results with other studies from various countries. The meta-analysis             using the software MedCalc was done. The DMFT of the patient was counted             (disabled DMFT 11.05 - SD 4.82, special patient population 8.8 - SD 3.7) and             the descriptive statistics mean standard deviation was calculated. The significant             difference between the DMFT of disabled patient and special patient population             was exerted (p<0.00003). It was statistically evaluated that the data gained from             the studies and from the WHO as population average for 5 years old children are             situated under the minimum limit of the confidence interval for our study. The             meta-analysis confirmed the hypothesis that oral health status of the special needs             children is worse than in other countries.
authors: Department of Paediatric Stomatology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Stank@email.cz
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Stanková
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Buček
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Dostálová
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ginzelová
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Pacáková
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Seydlová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male