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KMID : 1020220130130050819
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 5 p.819 ~ p.826
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Dental trauma patients visiting the emergency room in H hospital
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An So-Youn
Kim Ah-Hyeon
Shim Youn-Soo
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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dental emergency room, dental injury, dental trauma, emergency medical service
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