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KMID : 0358920200470020157
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2020 Volume.47 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.166
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Retrospective Study of Infants who Visited Pediatric Dentistry
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Oh Yea-Rang
Lee Ko-Eun
Kim Mi-Sun
Nam Ok-Hyung
Choi Sung-Chul
Kim Kwang-Chul
Hwang Ji-Young
Lee Hyo-Seol
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Abstract
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The first dental visit is recommended at the time of the eruption of the first tooth and no later than 12 months of age. However, even before the age of 1, children can visit the dental hospital for various reasons. The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons for the dental visit of infant. From January 2006 to December 2015, medical records of infants who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of Kyung Hee University were analyzed. The total number of patients was 419 (238 males and 181 females). The reasons for the dental visits were trauma (47.5%), natal/neonatal tooth (19.8%), dental caries (8.1%), teething problem (4.3%), abnormal frenum (3.6%), soft tissue swelling (3.6%), Bohn’s nodule (3.3%), cleft lip and palate (2.9%), gingival neoplasm (1.9%), tongue ulceration (1.7%), oral examination (1.4%), enamel hypoplasia (1.2%) and abnormal temporomandibular joint sound (0.7%). According to this study, there were various oral diseases that could occur in infants. Since infants are usually cared by caregivers, pediatricians, and obstetricians, education of oral diseases of infants is needed to manage the oral symptoms properly.
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KEYWORD
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First dental visit, Infant, Oral disease, Retrospective study
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