Treatment priorities and arrival time of traumatic dental injuries-An 8-year retrospective study.
Dent Traumatol
; 40(1): 11-21, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
Most of the previous studies in the available literature discussed the time of arrival in general to the healthcare system, while a minority studied the relationship between the type of trauma and arrival. The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the arrival time of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) depending on the urgency of treatment according to Andreasen. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This 8-year retrospective study was carried out at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University Dental Clinic in Zagreb, Croatia. Andreasen's classification was used to define the kind of TDI as well as to divide them by the need for urgent treatment or treatment priorities in three groups acute, subacute, and delayed.RESULTS:
The sample consisted of 1040 children (59% male and 41% female) with a median age of 7. Each year, the age group most affected by TDIs was 6-12 years old. While there is a general increase in the prevalence of TDIs overall, there is a decline in TDIs among children aged 6-12 and an increase among preschoolers and adolescents (below 6 and above 12 years old). Throughout the years, 52.73% red/acute and 41.16% yellow/subacute TDIs were not treated on time due to delayed arrival. More patients from Zagreb come in the first 24 h, while more patients from outside Zagreb come to the clinic a month or more after their injuries. Patients which suffered TDI accompanied with soft-tissue injury arrived sooner.CONCLUSIONS:
It is necessary to introduce monitoring and education of patients under the age of 6 and over 12, as well as their parents/caregivers. New programs should be implemented and new referent centers that specialize in treating TDIs outside of Zagreb should be established.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas dos Dentes
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Lesões dos Tecidos Moles
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Traumatismos Dentários
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dent Traumatol
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Croácia