General Anesthesia is a controlled state of unconsciousness in which protective reflexes are lost. It is nearly three decades that general and dental rehabilitation under GA has been offered to pediatric population. Treating an uncooperative child, due to age or systemic illness, who suffers from severe general or oral diseases, is a challenge for Pediatrician and pediatric dentists, especially when extensive and complex treatments are needed. Despite the behavioral techniques to increase compliance and pharmacological sedation techniques, there are cases in which General and dental...

Children are considered to be special if they cannot, within the limits, play, learn, work or do things other than of their age can do or if they are hindered in achieving their full physical, mental and social potentialities. In recent years, the dental and medical professions have been joined by parental groups, community and national health associations' thereby increasing concern regarding the problem of providing oral health care to the mentally or physically disabled children. Parents are being informed of the good restorative and preventive dental care for children. This increasing...