title: [A retrospective study of 693 children's dental treatment under general anesthesia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively analyze the clinical features of children who received dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) and the characteristics of dental treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of 693 patients treated under GA in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, between Jan. 2001 and Dec. 2012 were collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The numbers of patients treated under GA increased year-to-year. Most of them were under 4-year-old. The main reasons of dental treatment under GA were uncooperative and disabled. The average number of teeth treated was 12±4 for each child, and the average time for treating one tooth was 12 min. The 3 months follow-up rate was 60.31%, and the older, the fewer treated tooth number and out-of-town associated with the less follow-up rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main reasons of dental treatment under GA are uncooperative and disabled. GA is an effective and safe method for dental rehabilitation in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Wen-li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Ke-ying
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rui-chang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xu-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction