Research Article

Evaluation of the Cause of Dental Treatment in Children under General Anesthesia from the Perspective of Pediatric Dentists and Postgraduate Students and Parents of Children under General Anesthesia at the Dentistry School of Tehran University of Medical Science

Table 3

The extent of overlap between the responses of specialists and parents of children under anesthesia about the cause of dental treatment under anesthesia in a child.

Common opinion of parents and specialistsCommon dissenting opinion of parents and specialistsParents agree and specialists disagreeSpecialists agree and parents disagree

Young ageIn 62 patients (57.4%)In 20 patients (18.5%)In 18 patients (16.7%)In 8 patients (7.4%)
Lack of cooperation during dental treatment in previousIn 34 patients (31.5%)In 37 patients (34.3%)In 17 patients (15.7%)In 19 patients (17.6%)
Lots of dental workIn 27 patients (25%)In 28 patients (25.9%)In 11 patients (10.2%)In 42 patients (38.9%)
Systemic disease of the childIn 7 patients (6.5%)In 101 patients (93.5%)
Parents’ unwillingness to perform behavioral control methodsIn 6 patients (5.6%)In 89 patients (82.4%)In 4 patients (3.7%)In 9 patients (8.3%)
Higher quality of work under anesthesiaIn 4 patients (3.7%)In 73 patients (67.6%)In 9 patients (8.3%)In 22 patients (20.4%)
Mental, physical, behavioral problemsIn 4 patients (3.7%)In 97 patients (89.8%)In 1 patients (0.9%)In 6 patients (5.6%)
Reducing the number of treatment sessionsIn 1 patients (0.9%)In 95 patients (88%)In 12 patients (11.1%)
Receive more cost by dentistIn 108 patients (100%)