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An evaluation of the behaviour of children undergoing dental extraction under general anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Burns M. T.,
Blinkhorn A. S.,
Asbury A. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb04208.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general anaesthesia , sedation , general anaesthetic , anesthesia , dentistry , dental extraction
Summary The cooperation of a random sample of 190 children with an average age of 5 years (range 1–17 years), presenting with a dental emergency requiring tooth extraction under general anaesthesia, was evaluated using the Frankl Behaviour Scale. The results showed that 60% of the children cooperated in the operating theatre. Furthermore, removal of only one or two teeth per patient accounted for 40% of the cases. This survey has identified a group of child dental patients who might benefit from conscious sedation and local anaesthetic techniques.