Research Article

DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*

Volume: 34 Number: 1 April 7, 2025
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DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*

Abstract

This retrospective study evaluates factors influencing anesthesia selection and procedure duration for children requiring pharmacological behavior management during dental treatment. This retrospective study involved 209 pediatric patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia and sedation at Erciyes University, Faculty of Dentistry. Health status, age, anesthesia type, procedure time, filling number, and root canal treatment number were recorded. Logistic and linear regressions examined anesthesia type and procedure duration predictors. Increasing the number of fillings (OR (95% CI): 0.857 (0.789-0.931); p<0.001) and the number of root canal treatments (OR (95% CI): 0.546 (0.341-0.873); p=0.012) reduced the likelihood of sedation. In the presence of combined systemic disease, sedation was preferred (OR (95% CI): 45.782 (1.713-1223.446); p=0.023), and the procedure time increased significantly in the presence of mental retardation (p=0.041). Increases in age (p=0.009), number of fillings (p<0.001), and number of root canal treatments (p<0.001) significantly increased the procedure time. The procedure time was significantly shorter in the sedated patients than in the general anesthesia group (p<0.001).Sedation was preferred when combined systemic disease occurred, but general anesthesia was preferred over sedation because the increased number of teeth treated increased the procedure time. The factors affecting the choice of anesthesia and the duration of procedures in pediatric dental treatment are complex; therefore, this study can contribute to create an evidence-based clinical practice guideline based on patient characteristics to improve the safety and treatment outcomes for children.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical approval was obtained from the X University Clinical Research Ethics Committee, which reviewed and approved the study procedure (Approval No. 2022/X). This study was carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Paedodontics

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 17, 2025

Publication Date

April 7, 2025

Submission Date

February 16, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 34 Number: 1

APA
Bahadır Sezer, A., Güçlü, Z. A., Günay Canpolat, D., & Orbay Yaşlı, S. (2025). DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 34(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1437796
AMA
1.Bahadır Sezer A, Güçlü ZA, Günay Canpolat D, Orbay Yaşlı S. DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;34(1):27-33. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1437796
Chicago
Bahadır Sezer, Aybüke, Zeynep Aslı Güçlü, Dilek Günay Canpolat, and Seher Orbay Yaşlı. 2025. “DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34 (1): 27-33. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1437796.
EndNote
Bahadır Sezer A, Güçlü ZA, Günay Canpolat D, Orbay Yaşlı S (April 1, 2025) DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34 1 27–33.
IEEE
[1]A. Bahadır Sezer, Z. A. Güçlü, D. Günay Canpolat, and S. Orbay Yaşlı, “DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*”, Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 27–33, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.34108/eujhs.1437796.
ISNAD
Bahadır Sezer, Aybüke - Güçlü, Zeynep Aslı - Günay Canpolat, Dilek - Orbay Yaşlı, Seher. “DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34/1 (April 1, 2025): 27-33. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1437796.
JAMA
1.Bahadır Sezer A, Güçlü ZA, Günay Canpolat D, Orbay Yaşlı S. DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;34:27–33.
MLA
Bahadır Sezer, Aybüke, et al. “DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 27-33, doi:10.34108/eujhs.1437796.
Vancouver
1.Aybüke Bahadır Sezer, Zeynep Aslı Güçlü, Dilek Günay Canpolat, Seher Orbay Yaşlı. DENTAL TREATMENT AND ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE*. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;34(1):27-33. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1437796