Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry (대한소아치과학회지)
- Volume 24 Issue 3
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- Pages.581-589
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- 1997
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- 1226-8496(pISSN)
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- 2288-3819(eISSN)
A Study on the Treatment of Dentally Handicapped Patients under Outpatient General Anesthesia
외래 전신마취하의 치과장애인 치료에 대한 연구
- Lee, Jae-Ho (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
- Shon, Heung-Kyu (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
- Kim, Jin-Ho (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
- Published : 1997.08.31
Abstract
42 dentally handicapped patients who require general dental treatments but behavioral managements had been an obstacle to proper treatments were chosen and the author conducted dental treatment under outpatient general anesthesia. Followings are the conclusions 1. The average time for the treatment procedure was 2 hours and 1 minute and the average of 9.52 teeth were treated for individual patient indicating its high efficiency. 2. The average time for the recovery was 3 hours and 14 minutes and none of the patients showed any specific serious complications. 3. Treatments under outpatient general anesthesia can be a proper patient management method for the dentally handicapped patients if the patient selection is proper.
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