II. Epidemiology
- Dental visits account for 3 million ED visits in the U.S. per year (40% are uninsured, 30% Medicaid)
- Most visits are for temporizing measures until definitive dental care can be obtained
- Hong (2011) Public Health Rep 126(2): 210-9 [PubMed]
III. Causes: Emergency Dental Visits
- Dental Infection
- Life-threatening Dental Infection complications
- Ludwig Angina
- Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis
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Dental Pain
- Dental Caries (reversible or Irreversible Pulpitis)
- Pericoronitis (associated with wisdom Tooth Eruption)
- Atypical Odontalgia (idiopathic Tooth Pain)
- Dental Trauma
- Tooth Fracture
- Tooth Luxation
- Tooth Avulsion
- Post-surgical (e.g. after root canal or extraction)
- Cracked tooth (or split root syndrome)
- Barodentalgia (air trapped under filling)
- Form of Barotrauma seen in scuba divers
IV. Causes: Other orofacial conditions
- Jaw Disorders
- Temperomandibular Joint Dysfunction
- Temporomandibular Articular Disc Displacement
- Jaw Dislocation
- Salivary Gland Disorders
- Oropharynx disorders
V. Procedures
VI. Resources
- The Dental Box Videos
VII. References
- Broderick and Deak (2015) Crit Dec Emerg Med 29(1): 2-8
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Related Studies
Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
ICD10 | 484 |
English | Dental emergency, dental emergencies, dental emergency, emergency dental |
Ontology: Dental trauma (C1301685)
Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
SnomedCT | 397869004 |
English | Dental injuries, dental traumas, injuries dental, dental injuries, trauma dental, dental trauma, dental injury, Dental trauma (disorder), Dental trauma |
Spanish | traumatismo dental (trastorno), traumatismo dental |