Factors influencing referral of children for dental extractions under general and local anaesthesia

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 282-288

  Macpherson, L M D ^a   Pine, C M ^b   Tochel, C ^c   Burnside, G ^b   Hosey, M T ^a   Adair, P ^d  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; General anaesthesia; Local anaesthesia; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 29144459108     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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