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Home Survey of family-related factors of children treated under dental general anaesthesia

Survey of family-related factors of children treated under dental general anaesthesia

Authors:

  • P. Rajavaara
    University of Oulu, Finland DDS (Pediatric Dentistry), PhD student, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pediatric Dentistry, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Dental Teaching Unit and Unit of Specialized Care, Municipal Health Centre, Oral Health Care, City of Oulu, Finland
  • M-L Laitala
    PhD, DDS, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pediatric Dentistry, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences
  • H. Vähänikkilä
    PhD, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences. University of Oulu, Finland
  • V. Anttonen
    Professor, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pediatric Dentistry, Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Medical Research Centre Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2018.19.02.08

ABSTRACT


Aim

Treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA) is a rising trend in Finland. There is a great need to investigate the causes
leading to it. Our purpose was to examine family-related factors reported by parents, such as the family size and favoring DGA in the
family, and their influence on children being treated under DGA. This survey was based on a questionnaire targeted to parents of
children whose dental treatment could not be performed in a conventional setting.

Methods

Guardians of 87
healthy children treated under DGA at a municipal health center in the city of Oulu, Finland, between November 2014 and December
2015 answered the questionnaire on family-related background factors and on the respondent’s own as well as their child’s presumed
dental fear.

Results

According to most guardians (83.9% of the cases), the reason for DGA was caries. Male gender, vague family
structure, large number of siblings (?4), and DGA history in the family were all important family-related background factors leading to DGA. Self-reported parental dental fear was quite common (25.3%). Children’s dental fear reported by parents was associated with
DGA in almost half of the cases (46.0%). CONCLUSIONS: The survey highlights the role of the entire family in association with
children ending up being treated under DGA. It is essential for the success of dental health care to also consider family-related factors when planning the treatment, particularly with children demanding DGA.

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Publication date:

June /2018

Keywords:

dental fear, dental general anaesthesia, family-related factors

Issue:

Vol.19 – n.2/2018

Page:

139 – 144

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: P. Rajavaara, M-L Laitala, H. Vähänikkilä, V. Anttonen (2018) "Survey of family-related factors of children treated under dental general anaesthesia", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 19(2), pp139-144. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2018.19.02.08
Vancouver: P. Rajavaara, M-L Laitala, H. Vähänikkilä, V. Anttonen. Survey of family-related factors of children treated under dental general anaesthesia. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2018Jun.1 [cited 2023Mar.21];19(2):139-144. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/survey-of-family-related-factors-of-children-treated-under-dental-general-anaesthesia/
MLA: P. Rajavaara, M-L Laitala, H. Vähänikkilä, V. Anttonen Survey of family-related factors of children treated under dental general anaesthesia. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2018;19(2):139-144

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