Abstract

JAMIDEZ HERRERA, Yolemne; ROMERO ZALDIVAR, Esperanza; PEREZ CEDRON, Ricardo  and  LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, Pilar. Short-term evaluation of traumatized teeth after the application of treatments. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.6, pp.1-10. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: the high prevalence and incidence of dental traumatisms in population, the necessity of immediate attention, as well as the short, medium and long-term unstable evolution, motivated the realization of this investigation. Objective: to evaluate the short-term behavior of traumatized teeth, after the application of treatments. Method: an intervention study was carried out at the Teaching Odontology Clinic from Céspedes municipality, from June 2008 to May 2009. The study universe was constituted by nineteen patients that were attended in the emergency-room affected by dental traumatisms. A non-probabilistic sample of nineteen patients, who presented thirty-nine injured teeth, was obtained. The universe and the sample coincided with the inclusion criteria. Urgency treatments according to requirements of each case and follow-up consultations were carried out. Results: the most frequent localization of traumatisms was in the upper central incisors; twenty-three affected, thirteen teeth presented non complicated crown fracture, and four, complicated fractures. Other lesions were observed: enamel infracture, non complicated crown-root fractures, and non complicated crown fractures besides subluxation. The result of treatments was satisfactory in twenty-six teeth and partially satisfactory in six of the thirty-three that received treatments before twenty-four hours. Conclusions: significant difference in short-term results among the time lapsed for the emergency attention and the cooperation of patients. 

Keywords : TOOTH INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; INTERVETION STUDIES.

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