Evaluation of dental status using a questionnaire before administration of general anesthesia for the prevention of dental injuries

• DOI: 10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.1.9
• Publication Date: 2023-02-03T04:19:35Z
• Authors: Kyungjin Lee; Seo-Yul Kim; Kyeong-Mee Park; Sujin Yang; Kee-Deog Kim; Wonse Park
• Keywords: Mouthguard; Dental prosthesis; Dental trauma

Dental evaluation and protection are important for preventing traumatic dental injuries when patients under general anesthesia. The objective of the present study was to develop a questionnaire based on dentition-related risk factors that could serve as valuable tool documentation.We developed before administration anesthesia, investigated association between patient-and-dentist responses mouthguard fabrication, assessed response agreement 100 patients.Protective mouthguards were fabricated 27 who identified having high injury. There strong dentists' depending oral health status, use ceramic prosthesis, presence masticatory pain related periodontal diseases, gingival edema, implants (P < 0.05). Response dentists items pain, loss pulp vitality, root canal therapy, trauma, aesthetic tooth mobility, implant prosthesis (Cohen's kappa coefficient κ ≥ 0.6).A observed patient-dentist with fabrication pertaining implants. Patients "yes" these recommended undergo protective device while