Paedodontic general anaesthesia and compliance with follow-up visits at a tertiary oral and dental hospital, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorKolisa, Yolanda
dc.contributor.authorAyo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
dc.contributor.authorMakobe, D.C.
dc.contributor.emailyolanda.kolisa@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-19T13:29:22Z
dc.date.available2014-06-30T00:20:07Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: The study aimed to describe the demographic profile of children receiving dental general anaesthesia (DGA) at the Pretoria Oral-and-Dental Hospital, South Africa,the type of treatment received and the level of compliance with the six-month preventive follow-up visit. METHODS: Retrospective review of records of children treated under DGA between January 2009 and December 2010. RESULTS: The study group contained 78-children. Of these, 79.5% were between one and four years of age (mean 3.7-years; SD: 2.01), and 54% were female. The parents of more than half the sample (56.4%) were unemployed. The majority (55.2%) recorded no medical condition prior to undergoing DGA. Of the treatments performed, 63% were extractions (mean = 4.7 teeth/child), 51% involved placement of composite restorations (mean = 3.4 teeth) and 18% were fitting of stainless steel crowns (mean = 2.1 teeth). No preventive treatment was performed under DGA. Only 14 children (18%) returned within 15-months for follow-ups. Seven returnees were re-booked for a second DGA appointment for severely carious teeth; the rest received preventive treatment. Female children (Odds Ratio (OR): 0.28; p = 0.04) and children with no medical-condition (OR: 0.20; p = 0.03) were less likely to return for a follow-up visit. Children with employed parents were more likely (OR: 3.50; p = 0.09) to return for follow-ups. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of preventive treatment prior to and during DGA, especially in a setting where the caries disease burden and unemployment are high.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2013en_US
dc.description.librarianay2013en
dc.description.urihttp://www.sada.co.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKolisa, Y, Ayo-Yusuf, OA & Makobe, DC 2013, 'Paedodontic general anaesthesia and compliance with follow-up visits at a tertiary oral and dental hospital, South Africa', South African Dental Journal, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 206-212.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1029-4864
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32506
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Dental Associationen_US
dc.rightsSouth African Dental Associationen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectDental treatmenten_US
dc.subjectComplianceen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectDental general anaesthesiaen_US
dc.subjectPaedodonticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPedodontics -- South Africaen
dc.titlePaedodontic general anaesthesia and compliance with follow-up visits at a tertiary oral and dental hospital, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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