A three-year retrospective study of emergency visits at an oral health clinic in south-east Queensland.
Aust Dent J
; 57(2): 132-7, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is little information available regarding dental emergencies for children in Australia. The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons for dental emergency cases which were treated at a public oral health clinic in a low socioeconomic district in south-east Queensland.METHODS:
From a register kept at a public oral health clinic, we analysed the monthly number of emergency visits for children over a three-year period (January 2008 to August 2010) with respect to numbers treated, reasons for presentation and types of treatment rendered.RESULTS:
During the period 2008-2010, there was a mean of 196 ± 86 cases presenting for emergency care each month. The proportions of the various types of emergencies remained fairly consistent over the three-year period, with the majority presenting for caries related problems (74-75%), followed by trauma (8-9%), orthodontic treatment related (2-5%) and other reasons (16-11%). Between 8-11% of cases were preschool children who were added to the waitlist for treatment for caries under general anaesthesia at the public hospital.CONCLUSIONS:
Trends in the past three years at a public oral health clinic in a low socioeconomic district in south-east Queensland show that dental caries constitute nearly three-quarters of all paediatric emergency appointments.
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Asunto principal:
Atención Dental para Niños
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Clínicas Odontológicas
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Servicios Médicos de Urgencia
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
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Revista:
Aust Dent J
Año:
2012
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Article