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Journal Article
Issues arising following a referral and subsequent wait for extraction under general anaesthetic: impact on children
2015
Overview
Background
Untreated caries in young children can result in a referral for extraction in hospital under general anaesthetic (GA). This study aims to explore the impact of caries during the ensuing wait for GA on children resident in the North West of England.
Methods
The study involved 456 respondents referred to six hospitals in the Northwest of England. Over a two-month period each of these children/ families completed a questionnaire and gave permission to access their referral and consultation notes.
Results
Children (6.78 years old: 1.50 to 16.42) had on average five teeth extracted (ranging from one to a full clearance, with all teeth removed). Sixty seven per cent of parents reported their child had been in pain, 26% reported schools days being missed and 38% having sleepless nights. The average time from referral to operation was 137 days. Results indicated that children could be in discomfort during their wait, as pain was experienced, on average, 14 days before the operation. Wait time significantly predicated the number of sleepless nights
b
= .004,
t
(340) = 2.276,
p
= .023.
Conclusions
It is clear that pain, sleepless nights and missed school are a feature during a wait for dental GA and can be exacerbated by an extended wait. These data support the need for not only effective prevention of caries within primary care to reduce wait times and experience of GA but also effective management of pain and infection during a prolonged wait for treatment.
Publisher
BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd
Subject
/ Anesthesia, Dental - methods
/ Anesthesia, General - methods
/ Child
/ Delivery
/ Dental Caries - complications
/ England
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Infant
/ Male
/ management and promotion of oral health and dental care
/ Medicine
/ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
/ Pain
