Retrospective Evaluation of the Effects of Local Anesthesia Before Tooth Extraction Procedures under General Anesthesia on Physiologic Parameters and Postoperative Bleeding in Children.

Background: Studies have been conducted to evaluate changes in hemodynamics, postoperative bleeding, and pain in pediatric dental patients receiving general anesthesia (GA). However, a limited number of studies have evaluated the effects of local anesthetics (LA) on tooth extraction procedures during GA. There is no consensus in the literature regarding LA application in the perioperative period for dental treatments performed within the scope of GA.

Conversion degrees of a colored compomer in different colors utilized by various curing times.

Purpose: Compomers are widely used in primary teeth and are manufactured in different colors in order to make dental treatment acceptable in children. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) of different colored compomers and of compomers with various curing times.

Methods: Sixty three cylindrical samples were prepared from a colored compomer (Twinky Star).