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Dental trauma patients visiting the emergency room in H hospital

H 병원 치과응급실에 내원한 치아 외상 환자에 대한 임상적 고찰

  • An, So-Youn (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Sanbon Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Ah-Hyeon (Department of Preventive Dentistry & Public Oral Health, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Shim, Youn-Soo (Department of Dental Hygiene, Cheongju University)
  • 안소연 (원광대학교 치과대학 산본치과병원 소아치과) ;
  • 김아현 (연세대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 심연수 (청주대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2013.07.10
  • Accepted : 2013.10.10
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of dental emergencies. This study was carried out for dental trauma patients visiting the emergency room in H hospital from 2005 to 2006. Methods : Subjects were 252 patients. Demographic characteristics consisted of age, gender, dentition, and dental related injury. Results : Male patients had 1.65 times higher tooth injury than female. Teenagers had higher prevalence of tooth injury. Main cause of dental injury was falling down. Young children accounted for 41.7% of the injuries. Late evening was the highest outbreak time of injury. The most commonly affected teeth were central incisor and lateral incisor. The damage of oral soft tissue was more common than the that of alveolar bone. Main area of primary tooth loss was gingiva(10.7%), tongue or soft palate(7.5%), and frenulum(6.0%). Subluxation(28.6%) and luxation(28.6%) were main cause for the primary teeth. Tooth fracture(50.0%) were the most common injury. Conclusions : Thus, to understand the incidence, causes and patterns of dental trauma is to help preserving natural teeth. The results of this study could provide the clinical guidelines on the treatment of dental emergency patients.

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