Dental trauma Flashcards
Peak incidence age of dental trauma
2-4 yrs
What is the most common teeth traumed
Maxillary prim. incisors
What can the aetiology be
Falls
bumping into things
non-accidental
What are the classifications of injuries for supporting tissues (supporting bone and the perio tissues)
Concussion
Subluxation
Lateral luxation
Intrusion
extrusion
Avulsion
Alveolar fracture
What Dental hard tissues and pulp injuries are there
Enamel fracture
Enamel & dentine fracture
Enamel, dentine and pulp fracture
Crown root fracture
Root fracture
What is a enamel fracture
A uncomplicated crown fracture that involves enamel only
What is a enamel and dentine fracture
A uncomplicated crown fracture that involves enamel and dentine with pulp not being involved
What is a enamel dentine and pulp fracture
Complicated fracture involving enamel dentine and pulp is exposed
What is a crown root fracture
Fracture involves enamel, dentine and root; the pulp may or may not be involved (complicated or uncomplicated)
What is a root fracture
An injury where the root is fractured it can be at various levels and the location determines the clinical findings
What is a concussion injury
PDL injury in which the tooth is tender to touch but has not ben displaced, the tooth has normal mobility with no bleeding into the suculus
What is a subluxation injury
PDL injury where the tooth is tender to touch and has increased mobility but has not been displaced, bleeding from the gingival crevice can be noted
What are classified as luxation injuries
(most common injury in primary dentition)
Lateral luxation
Intrusion
Extrusion
What is lateral luxation
Displacement of a tooth not axially usually in the palatal/lingual or labial direction with fracture of the alveolar socket
What is a intrusion injury
Dispalcement of the tooth into alveolar bone with fracture of the alveolar socket, tooth usually displaced through the labial bone plate or it can impinge on the perm. tooth bud
In a axial direction
What is a extrusion injury
Partial displacement of tooth out of its socket
What is avulsion injury
Tooth completely out the socket
What is a alveolar fracture injury
Fracture involves the alveolar bone (labialand palatal/lingual) and may extend to the adjacent bone
What are the %’s of injury prevalances
Luxation 62-69%
Avulsion & ED fracture 7-13%
Root fracture 2-4%
Crown root fracture 2%
What are the steps in patient management
1)Reassurance
2)Trauma/med/dental History
3)Trauma Examination
4)Diagnosis
5)Emergency treatment
6)Important information
7)Further treatment and review