Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluation of Change in Quality of Life, Dental Fear and Dental Anxiety in Young Children Following Full-mouth Dental Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia for Early Childhood Caries.

Mathew 2023 · Mathew Mebin George, Jeevanandan Ganesh, Vishwanathaiah Satish, et al. · The journal of contemporary dental practice · 2023

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The effect of dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia on dental anxiety in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2025 · cited as Mathew 2023 · Table 1; Table 2; References
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Dental fear and anxiety, CFSS-DS (post-DGA vs pre-DGA)
Dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA) vs Pre-treatment (baseline) dental fear and anxiety in the same children · Follow-up up to 16 weeks
SMD -0.70 [-2.14, 0.75]6 studiesGRADE not reported
Dental fear and anxiety, CFSS-DS (post-DGA vs pre-DGA)
Dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA) vs Pre-treatment (baseline) dental fear and anxiety in the same children · Follow-up 2 weeks to 16 weeks
SMD -0.7 [-1.993, 0.593]7 studies · 673 participantsVery low
Dental fear and anxiety, CFSS-DS (post-DGA vs pre-DGA)
Dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA) vs Pre-treatment (baseline) dental fear and anxiety in the same children · Follow-up up to 16 weeks
SMD -0.19 [-0.71, 0.32]6 studiesGRADE not reported
Dental fear and anxiety, CFSS-DS (post-DGA vs pre-DGA)
Dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA) vs Pre-treatment (baseline) dental fear and anxiety in the same children · Follow-up up to 16 weeks
SMD -0.80 [-2.36, 0.76]6 studiesGRADE not reported

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