Risk Indicators and Treatment Needs of Children 2–5 Years of Age Receiving Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Saskatchewan
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | n (%) or Mean ± Standard Deviation |
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Child age (months) | 49.5 ± 12.3 |
Child sex (% female) | 44 (48.9) |
Location of residence | |
Within Saskatoon | 41 (45.6) |
Within a 2-h commute | 31 (34.4) |
Greater than a 2 h commute | 18 (20.0) |
Parental education | |
High school or below | 47 (52.2) |
Above high school | 43 (47.8) |
Household income | |
Less than USD 50,000 | 46 (57.5) |
USD 50,000 or more | 34 (42.5) |
Number of people living in household (mean) | 5.4 ± 2.4 |
Number of people living in household (proportion) | |
5 or less | 54 (60.7) |
Greater than 5 | 35 (38.9) |
Child has at least 1 sibling | 77 (86.5) |
Dental insurance (% yes) | 78 (86.7) |
Smoking in household (% yes) | 64 (71.1) |
Access to fluoridated tap water (% yes) | 37 (46.3) |
Variable | n (%) or Mean ± Standard Deviation |
---|---|
Age of first dental visit (months) | 34.7 ± 15.3 |
Dental home (% yes) | 33 (37.9) |
First dental treatment under GA (% yes) | 81 (91.0) |
Sibling required treatment under GA (% yes) | 37 (48.7) |
Parental positive caries experience (% yes) | 80 (88.9) |
Frequency of tooth brushing | |
Less than once per day | 32 (26.7) |
At least one per day | 63 (73.3) |
Who brushes child’s teeth | |
Child only | 27 (30.3) |
Parental assistance | 62 (69.7) |
Breastfed (% yes) | 61 (70.1) |
Weaning age (months) | 10.7 ± 8.7 |
Bottle-fed (%yes) | 71 (78.9) |
Bottle to sleep (% yes) | 56 (76.7) |
Weaning age (months) | 23.2 ± 8.5 |
Meals per day | 2.9 ± 0.6 |
Snacks per day | 3.4 ± 1.5 |
Access to fluoridated tap water (% yes) | 37 (46.3) |
Variable | n (%) or Mean ± Standard Deviation |
---|---|
BMI | 16.6 ± 2.11 |
Weight group | |
Normal weight or below | 52 (58.4) |
Above normal weight | 37 (41.6) |
Visible plaque (% yes) | 86 (95.6) |
Visible enamel hypoplasia (% yes) | 9 (10.1) |
Deft index | 11.7 ± 3.4 |
Total teeth treated | 10.9 ± 3.5 |
Total restorations | 1.9 ± 2.10 |
Anterior restorationsNormal weight or below | 1.3 ± 1.7 |
Posterior restorationsAbove normal weight | 0.7 ± 1.3 |
Total crowns | 6.9 ± 2.7 |
Anterior resin crowns | 0.8 ± 1.4 |
Posterior stainless steel crowns | 6.1 ± 2.3 |
Total pulp treatments | 1.8 ± 1.7 |
Total extractions | 2.0 ± 2.7 |
Anterior extractions | 1.5 ± 2.1 |
Posterior extractions | 0.5 ± 1.1 |
Access to fluoridated tap water (% yes) | 37 (46.3) |
Variable | Deft Mean ± Standard Deviation | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Location of residence | 0.03 β | |
Within Saskatoon | 11.6 ± 3.5 | |
Within a 2 h commute | 10.8 ± 3.1 | |
Greater than a 2 h commute | 13.6 ± 3.2 | |
Parental education | 0.03 α | |
High School or below | 12.5 ± 3.5 | |
Above high school | 10.9 ± 3.2 | |
Household income | 0.04 α | |
<USD 50,000 | 12.2 ± 3.1 | |
USD 50,000 or more | 10.7 ± 3.2 | |
People in household | 0.01 α | |
5 or less | 10.8 ± 3.4 | |
Greater than 5 | 12.7 ± 3.3 | |
Dental Insurance | 0.80 α | |
Yes | 11.5 ± 3.5 | |
No | 11.7 ± 3.1 | |
Dental home | 0.04 α | |
Yes | 10.2 ± 1.5 | |
No | 12.8 ± 1.1 | |
Weight group | 0.04 α | |
Normal weight or below | 11.1 ± 3.3 | |
Above normal weight | 12.7 ± 3.5 |
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Weninger, A.; Seebach, E.; Broz, J.; Nagle, C.; Lieffers, J.; Papagerakis, P.; Da Silva, K. Risk Indicators and Treatment Needs of Children 2–5 Years of Age Receiving Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Saskatchewan. Dent. J. 2022, 10, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10010008
Weninger A, Seebach E, Broz J, Nagle C, Lieffers J, Papagerakis P, Da Silva K. Risk Indicators and Treatment Needs of Children 2–5 Years of Age Receiving Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Saskatchewan. Dentistry Journal. 2022; 10(1):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeninger, Alyssa, Erica Seebach, Jordyn Broz, Carol Nagle, Jessica Lieffers, Petros Papagerakis, and Keith Da Silva. 2022. "Risk Indicators and Treatment Needs of Children 2–5 Years of Age Receiving Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Saskatchewan" Dentistry Journal 10, no. 1: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10010008