Naslov
Dental trauma - diagnosis and treatment plan

Autori
Marović, Danijela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Restorative dental medicine

Urednik/ci
Tarle, Zrinka

Izdavač
Medicinska naklada

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
102-110

ISBN
978-953-368-003-3

Ključne riječi
trauma ; fracture ; diagnosis ; treatment plan

Sažetak
Dental trauma is caused by an action of a certain force on teeth and the surrounding structures (periodontium, alveolar ridge, soft tissues). Depending on the duration of the force, dental trauma can be acute and chronic. Chronic trauma is caused by a continuous or repeated action of pathological forces (for example, during chewing), which are usually of low intensity. Acute trauma is caused by a sudden and brief action of force. Acute tooth damage is divided into trauma of: hard tooth tissues (infraction, enamel fracture, uncomplicated enamel-dentine fracture, complicated enamel-dentine fracture, uncomplicated and complicated crown-root trauma, and uncomplicated or complicated tooth root trauma), periodontium (concussion, subluxation, luxation, avulsion), bone (alveolar wall fracture and alveolar bone fracture) and soft tissue (abrasion, contusion, laceration). In head trauma diagnostics, the first thing to do is to check the overall condition of the patient and then take the anamnesis and make a clinical examination. Clinical examination starts with an extraoral head and face examination and continues with a detailed intraoral examination. Intraoral examination includes checking for any bleeding, testing teeth mobility, making percussion tests and checking teeth sensitivity. The radiological finding is extremely important so usually several different radiographs are taken in order to complete the diagnosis. The decision on the type of treatment used in dental trauma is made individually, and the treatment plan also depends on the patient’s age, the condition of the dentition and available therapeutical options. Antibiotic therapy is usually not necessary, except with avulsion. If a wound or an avulsed tooth came into contact with dirt or are extremely dirty, and there are no reliable data on the patient’s tetanus vaccination, the patient must receive an adequate dose of tetanus immunoglobulin and a tetanus vaccine.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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