Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Branch of dentistry which deals with oral health care problems of infants, children and young adults is paediatric dentistry. Oral and dental treatment and management of children with special health care needs also comes under this speciality. Hence; we planned this retrospective study to assess the various treatment modalities under general anaesthesia in paediatric patients with special health care needs undergoing dental treatment and compared it between healthy patients. Materials & methods: The present study was conducted in the dental wing and included assessment of all the paediatric patients that underwent dental treatment from 2014 to 2015. Patients were divided into three age groups according to patient records: 4‑7, 8‑13, and 14‑18 years. All the patients were divided into 2 study groups. Group1 consisted of mentally healthy patients while group 2 included patients with special health care needs. Periodontal disease assessment was carried out according to community periodontal index (CPI) and using CPI probe. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Restorative treatment in group 1 and group 2 was carried in 48 and 72 patients respectively. As far as extraction is concerned, in group 1 and group 2, 33 and 55 patients underwent extractions. Significant results were obtained while comparing the number of patients in the two study groups while comparing the restorative treatment, extraction of tooth and periodontal therapy. Conclusion: Higher treatment modalities are required in patients of the disabled group.
Key words: Dental, Paediatric, Special health care needs

Corresponding Author: Shazia Shafat Shah, Pedodontist, Private practitioner

This article may be cited as: Shah SS. Assessment of various dental treatment modalities in paediatric patients with special health care needs: a comparative study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(6):142-144.