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Postoperative pain in children aged from 3 to 5 years following full mouth dental rehabilitation under general anasthesia : A Cross sectional study
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Abstract
Aim: To monitor postoperative pain in children aged from 3 to 5 years following full mouth dental
rehabilitation under general anesthesia and if the postoperative discomfort was related to specific
dental procedure. Study design: The face, leg, activity, cry consolability (FLACC) pain assessment
tool measured discomfort immediately postoperatively, The Dental Discomfort Quessionnare-8
(DDQ-8) And Post-Operative Complaints Questionnaire measured discomfort in four periods of
time in 1st
, 3rd
, 7th and 30
th day after general anesthesia. Results: Sixty seven children were included
with mean age (4.16 ± 0.72 years). The results of the FLACC score showed that the extraction had a
statistically significant effect on immediate post-operative discomfort. The DDQ-8 scores showed
that the dental discomfort increased at the third day, then significantly decreased to reach its lowest
level at the 30th day, patients who received extraction recorded a significantly high DDQ-8 score at
day 30
th day. The general postoperative complaints showed a statistically significant decrease at the
3
rd
, 7th and 30th day. Significantly higher percentage of moderate and sever pain was related to
crown. Conclusion: Extraction procedures showed effect on immediate discomfort after general
anesthesia. The dental discomfort after GA showed gradual decrease by time. Inability to eat was
the most common complaint reported. Most of the post-operative complaints usually disappeared
after first week.