Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: May | Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 30-32
The Comparison of Dental Procedures under General Anesthesia between Dental Anxiety and Mental Retardation
Nesrin SARUHAN1, Yigit Ali OZKUBAT2, Ergin OZTURK2, Gorkem TEKIN2, Gunay GOJAYEVA2
1Assist Prof., 2Research Assist.,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Eskisehir, TURKEY.
Corresponding Author: Nesrin SARUHAN
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate dental procedures performed under general anesthesia in terms of mental retardation and dental anxiety.
Material and Methods: A total of 54 patients were included in this study, 25 of whom were female (46.3%) and 29 of whom were male (53.7%). Patients were evaluated for systemic health status, mental retardation, dental anxiety and dental procedures.
Results: The age range of the patients is between 2 and 50 and the mean age is 12.33 ± 11.4. When the patients were evaluated for dental anxiety and mental retardation; there were 13 patients (24.1%) of 54 patients with mental retardation and anxiety in the remaining 41 (75.9%) patients. When the patients were assessed for the presence or absence of a systemic problem, 40 patients (74.1%) of the 54 had no systemic problem and 14 (25.9%) had systemic problem. When dental procedures were evaluated; 52 patients of 54 were due to tooth extraction, 1 patient was due to cyst-tumor removal, and 1 was due to trauma seen to have undergone operation.
Conclusion: Dental procedure applications under general anesthesia due to dental anxiety; are more common than due to mental retardation.
Key words: Dental anxiety, mental retardation, general anesthesia.