72559 children, who visited the Dept. of Pedodontics, SNU Hospital from 1982 to 1985 were surveyed on the yearly tendency of dental treatment. The data were compared with those of previous reports, and the results were as follows,
1. The number out-patients were decreasing year by year.
2. Compared with those of 1982, in 1985, total number of visiting patient decreased to 14%,
amalgam filling, 73.8% vital pulpotomy ; 69.55%,
gold inlays ; 42.57%, Space maintainer ; 69.55%,
tooth extraction ; 63.99%
on the other hand, some items increased such as
pulp extirpation ; 192%, canal filling ; 290%,
3. There revealed overall increasing tendency in almost all treatment items except Gold Inlay7s in from 1982 to 1985, compared with those from 1976 to 1979.