Reasons for Repeated General Anesthesia for Dental Treatments of Uncooperative Children.

In some cases, dental treatment of children under general anesthesia (GA) should be repeated due to treatment failures. This study evaluated the reasons leading to dental retreatment under GA in children under 12 years of age. In this retrospective study, the records of all children who underwent dental treatment under GA between 2011-2021 in Tabriz Dental Faculty Hospital, Iran, were collected.

Accuracy of Teledentistry for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of Pediatric Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Teledentistry is a new technology in the dentistry field, which has great benefits during pandemic such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The overall purpose of the study was to assess the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of virtual (mobile phone teledentistry) compared with clinical examinations during COVID-19. The basic design of the study was based on the comparison treatment plans by the students and the gold standard (clinical treatment plan of an expert pedodontist with 10 years of clinical experience).