Organization of Dental Care for Children Under General Anesthesia: Experience of Moscow Region

The high prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth among young patients and children with comorbidities remains a critical issue in pediatric dentistry and requires the exploration of effective solutions. The purpose of the study is to develop an algorithm for providing dental care to children under general anesthesia. Materials and methods. A total of 398 medical records of children treated under GA at the Moscow Regional Dental Clinic were analyzed. The dental status of patients, stages of treatment preparation, and outcomes of dental treatment under GA were evaluated for healthy children (group 1) and children with comorbidities (group 2). Results. The duration of anesthesia in both groups was contingent upon the extent of the treatment and revealed no statistically significant differences between the groups (120.81±36.05 mi-nutes and 124.57±43.00 minutes, p>0.05). The mean number of teeth treated for pulpitis and the number of crowns placed were significantly greater in Group 1 (p