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Table 2 Reasons for dental general anaesthesia (DGA), by age group

From: Dental care and treatments provided under general anaesthesia in the Helsinki Public Dental Service

Reasons for DGA

Total

0-5 yr

6-12 yr

13-17 yr

18-68 yr

p

 

n=349, %

n=108, %

n=123, %

n=30, %

n=88, %

 

Extreme non-cooperation

65

75

65

60

55

0.025

Extreme dental fear

37

21

43

60

40

<0.001

Excessive need for treatment

26

35

27

33

11

0.002

Avoidance of dental fear

10

27

5

0

0

<0.001 F

Large surgical procedures

7

2

14

7

5

0.003 F

Strong emetic reflex

6

1

5

0

15

<0.001 F

Ineffectiveness of local anesthesia

1

0

1

3

3

0.100 F

  1. For each patient, one or more reasons for referring to DGA were documented.
  2. Statistical evaluation by chi-square tests for differences by age group. F=Fisher’s exact test (F) applied.