Autoren:	Mahmoodi, Benjamin Rahimi-Nedjat, Roman Weusmann, Jens Azaripour, Adriano Walter, Christian Willershausen, Brita
Titel:	Traumatic dental injuries in a university hospital : a four-year retrospective study
Online-Publikationsdatum:	12-Jul-2022
Erscheinungsdatum:	2015
Sprache des Dokuments:	Englisch
Zusammenfassung/Abstract:	BACKGROUND: Traumatic dental injuries present complex injuries of the dentoalveolar system. Aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and patterns of traumatic dental injuries in a University dental emergency service over four years. METHODS: A retrospective investigation on all dental trauma patients presenting at the dental emergency service of the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany between 01/2010 and 12/2013 was conducted. Demographic data, the cause and type of trauma and the initial therapy were analyzed. RESULTS: Out of 16,301 patients, 1,305 patients (8 %; average age 14.7 years +/-15.7; 60.1 % male, 39.9 % female) came due to trauma. 63.9 % of the traumas occurred on weekends. The most frequent reason for injuries was falls (54.6 %). No correlation could be found between the cause and the kind of trauma. In 48.6 % of the cases only one tooth was involved, in 33.5 % two. The permanent dentition was traumatized in 56.6 % of cases, the deciduous teeth in 41.1 %. The most frequently affected tooth was the central upper incisor (61.0 %). Hard-tissue injuries were significantly more frequent in the permanent dentition, while periodontal injuries were seen significantly more often in the deciduous dentition. CONCLUSION: Eight percent of all patients seeking help at the dental emergency service presented with trauma, meaning that dental traumatology is one of the major topics in emergencies. To improve the quality of care, further public education, expert knowledge among dental professionals and a well-structured emergency service are necessary.
DDC-Sachgruppe:	610 Medizin 610 Medical sciences
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Organisationseinheit:	FB 04 Medizin
Veröffentlichungsort:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7367
Version:	Published version
Publikationstyp:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Nutzungsrechte:	CC BY
Informationen zu den Nutzungsrechten:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Zeitschrift:	BMC oral health 15 1
Seitenzahl oder Artikelnummer:	Art. 139
Verlag:	BioMed Central
Verlagsort:	London
Erscheinungsdatum:	2015
ISSN:	1472-6831
URL der Originalveröffentlichung:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-015-0124-5
DOI der Originalveröffentlichung:	10.1186/s12903-015-0124-5
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:	DFG-OA-Publizieren (2012 - 2017)