Dental emergencies in a university pediatric dentistry clinic: a retrospective study

Abstract

Dental emergencies in a university pediatric dentistry clinic: a retrospective study Abstract: A significant number of children visit a dentist for the first time due to emergency situations. However, little is known regarding the prevalence, etiology, and treatment provided for children at emergency dental visits. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of children attending a dental school emergency clinic, the reasons for seeking dental care, and the treatment provided. Records of 270 patients who attended an emergency clinic during 2010 were analyzed, and 253 were selected. Demographic, diagnostic, and procedural information was collected. The mean child age was 7.8 years. For 208 children (82%), pain was the main reason for the emergency visit. Nearly 79% of the visits were due to caries, and the most frequently required treatment was endodontic intervention (31.22%). Of the decayed teeth, 61.70% were primary posterior teeth and 31.9% permanent posterior teeth. Pain caused by dental decay was the most frequent chief complaint. A large number of children were brought to the dentist with complaints that had started long before, for which over-the-counter medications had been used.

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“…Endodontic treatments are closely associated with Orofacial pain of dental origin, which affect a large part of the population and they are the main representatives of emergency and emergency care, especially in public environments [1,2]. They can also be performed as a result of asymptomatic cases, but in any case, the infection may be present in the root canal system and or the apical region [3].…”

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Perfil do atendimento odontológico no Serviço de Urgência para crianças e adolescentes da Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara (FOAr) ‒ UNESP

“…Esses resultados são semelhantes aos encontrados por Sakai et al 17 e Wong et al 21 . Outros estudos relatam resultados diferentes, nos quais os procedimentos endodônticos foram os mais frequentes 6,12,[22][23][24] .…”

“…Atendimentos de urgência em Odontopediatria são muito comuns, pois a criança se encontra em plena fase de desenvolvimento motor, o que pode levar à ocorrência de traumatismos alvéolo-dentários, além do comprometimento pulpar de forma rápida, quando há presença de lesões de cárie [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] .…”