From: Dental care and treatments provided under general anaesthesia in the Helsinki Public Dental Service
Reasons for DGA | Immigrant | Previous sedation | Previous DGA | Medically compromised | ||||
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Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
n=95, % | n=254, % | n=188, % | n=161, % | n=71, % | n=278, % | n=137, % | n=212, % | |
Extreme non- | 71 | 63 | 79 | 49 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 67 |
cooperation | p=0.189 | p<0.001 | p=0.612 | p=0.345 | ||||
Extreme dental | 27 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 40 |
fear | p=0.023 | p=0.011 | p=0.242 | p=0.200 | ||||
Excessive need | 37 | 22 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 31 |
for treatment | p=0.005 | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.007 |