بررسی فراوانی آسیب‌های تروماتیک دندانی و چگونگی پی‌گیری درمان آن‌ها در بیماران مراجعه کننده به دانشکده دندان‌پزشکی اصفهان در یک دوره پنج ساله
نوع مقاله : Original Articles
نویسندگان
1 استادیار، مرکز تحقیقات دندان‌پزشکی ترابی‌نژاد، گروه اندودونتیکس، دانشکده دندان‌پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 استادیار، مرکز تحقیقات مواد دندانی، گروه دندان‌پزشکی جامعه‌نگر، دانشکده دندان‌پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 دانشجوی دندان‌پزشکی، کمیته پژوهش‌های دانشجویان، دانشکده دندان‌پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
چکیده
عنوان مقاله [English]
Traumatic dental injuries and their follow-up in patients attending Isfahan Dental School during a 5-year period (2005-2011)
چکیده [English]Introduction: Trauma is considered a major problem in public health. Follow-up is of utmost importance in achieving desirable treatment results. The aim of the current study was to evaluate traumatic dental injuries and their follow-up in patients attending Isfahan Dental School. Materials and methods: In this retrospective descriptive study the records of all the patients attending the School’s Endodontic and Pediatric Department clinics with a chief complaint of trauma were assessed. Data including the treatments, follow-ups after the treatment, reasons for a halted follow-up, level of chart completeness, demographic data, tooth numbers, types of trauma, reasons for trauma and the place it occurred, and the time interval between the accident and dental visit were evaluated. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using SPSS 18 at a significance level of 95%. Results: Of 207 traumatized teeth in 127 patients, the most frequent tooth involved was the permanent maxillary central incisor (69.6%). The most frequent type of injury seen was crown fracture (33.8%). Falls and collapses (44.8%) were the most frequent underlying reasons for injuries. The mean number of follow-up visits was 2.38 times. The most frequent time interval between the accident and dental visit was one week (21.8%), followed by 24 hours (20.3%). Only 21.2% of the files were complete and comprehensive. Conclusion: According to the present study, the most frequent tooth with trauma, type of injury and underlying reason for the injury were permanent maxillary central incisors, crown fractures, and falls. Key words: Epidemiology, Tooth, Traumas
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