ArticleBMC oral health2020
Outpatient dental care for people with disabilities under general anaesthesia in Switzerland.
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- Experience of special care patients receiving dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia at King Saud University Dental University Hospital.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Unmet Dental Treatment Needs and Barriers to Dental Care of Patients with Special Needs Attending a Dental Teaching Hospital.Portuguese journal of public health · 2022Article
- Risk factors for repeated general anesthesia for dental treatment of adult patients with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
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- Dental treatment under general anesthesia for patients with severe disabilities.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2021Review
- Medical Diagnoses, Mode of Residence, and Dental Treatment Demand under General Anesthesia in Special Needs Adults in Innsbruck, Austria. A Retrospective Breakdown of Four and a Half Years.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Radiological Evaluation of Stainless Steel Crowns Placed on Permanent Teeth in Patients Treated under General Anaesthesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLife expectancy of people with permanent disabilities has increased. The dental care of these vulnerable patients is one of the greatest challenges for the dentist and the dental team due to limited or non-existent cooperation and the associated lack of health competence. In order to be able to provide safe and acceptable, quality dental treatment without psychological and physical stress for these patients, it is therefore necessary to resort to sedation or general anaesthesia (GA) under medical supervision. The aim of the analysis is to highlight the need for dental treatment performed under GA for people with disabilities and the associated indications and treatment patterns.
methodsTen-year retrospective analysis of outpatient dental care under GA for people with disabilities.
resultsOf all adult patients (n = 221) who attended the GA pre-assessment, 69.7% (n = 154) received dental treatment under GA based on the clinical findings or in cases of suspected pain. Most patients received one GA. A total of 205 dental treatment sessions were performed under GA mostly for conservative (n = 442, 52%) and surgical (n = 389, 45.8%) procedures. Endodontic treatment (n = 19, 2.2%) was rare. The failure rate related to all teeth in need of treatment (n = 850) was 5.1% (n = 43), in most cases due to secondary caries (n = 40; 93.0%). Patients were enrolled in an annual recall for dental examination and prophylaxis without GA. Non-compliant patients for whom oral hygiene was impossible received a periodic GA.
conclusionThere is a high need of people with disabilities for dental treatment under GA. Main indications for treatment under GA are dental complaints, pain or suspected pain. Dental care can be successful if, for the benefit of patients with special needs, all carers cooperate closely. Caregivers have to be trained in nutrition control as well as in oral hygiene. These factors in conjunction help to prevent dental emergencies.
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