Oro-dental injuries and their management among children and adolescents in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNtabaye, Moshi K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T09:39:12Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T09:39:12Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractObject: To investigate, by utilising patient records, the occurrence of the various types of dental trauma and the treatment provided among children aged one to seventeen years. Design: A retrospective survey of dental clinic records. Setting: Paedodontic clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Subjects: Records of 130 dental patients aged one to seventeen years who were treated in 1995 and 1996. Main Outcome Measure: Types of injuries (periodontal, soft tissue, dental tissues). Types of treatment given in relation to type of injury. Evaluation of treatment provided by using European treatment standards. Results: Soft tissue injuries were recorded in 49% of the patients. Periodontal and dental tissue injuries were recorded in 34% and 8% of the patients respectively. While injured teeth were extracted in 30% of the cases, soft tissues were stitched in 70% and antibiotics were prescribed in 34% of the patients respectively. Evaluation of treatment provided showed that 31%, 52% and 17% of the teeth received the correct, wrong and unnecessary treatment respectively. Conclusion: Our observations correlate well with other reports. However, efforts on standardisation of treatment for oro-dental injuries should be undertaken.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKahabuka, F.K., Willemsen, W., Ntabaye, M.K., Plasschaert, A., Frankenmolen, F. and Burgersdijk, R., 1999. Oro-dental injuries and their management among children and adolescents in Tanzania. East African medical journal, 76(3), pp.160-162.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://europepmc.org/article/med/10442117
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/326
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEast African medical journalen_US
dc.subjectOro-dental injuriesen_US
dc.subjectTanzania.en_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.titleOro-dental injuries and their management among children and adolescents in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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