General anesthesia is often needed to complete dental treatment on very young, highly apprehensive children that have extensive dental needs. It is also used to provide dental care for patients with special needs. General anesthetic renders your child completely asleep. It is performed in an outpatient or hospital setting. While there are inherent risks of general anesthesia, if it is determined your child will require general anesthesia we have deemed the benefits to outweigh these risks. The risks of NO treatment include pain, infection, swelling, damge to the developing permanent teeth, and even life threatening hospitilizaion from a dental infection.