Avoiding Unnecessary Exposure to General Anesthesia for Dental Treatments in the First Years of Life

authors:

avatar Nahid Ramazani ORCID 1 , *

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health Research Center, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.31, issue 2; e108683
published online: March 2, 2021
article type: Letter
received: August 20, 2020
revised: December 6, 2020
accepted: December 17, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.108683

how to cite: Ramazani N. Avoiding Unnecessary Exposure to General Anesthesia for Dental Treatments in the First Years of Life. Iran J Pediatr. 2021;31(2):e108683. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.108683.

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