The influence of general health on the need for dental general anaesthesia in children.

Päivi RajavaaraS RankinenM-L LaitalaH VähänikkiläH Yli-UrpoS KoskinenV Anttonen

Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2017)

The threshold for treating medically compromised children under DGA seems to be lower than for healthy children. However, the occurrence of DGA among healthy children has increased recently. To avoid unnecessary DGA, the control of caries should be carried out according to individual needs and independent of whether the child is healthy or has a chronic disease.

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