Dental emergencies in children seen at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria--5 year review.
A five year review of 106 children aged less than 17 years who presented at the accident and emergency unit of UCH, Ibadan for an after hour dental emergency services is presented. More than 50% of the children were males. The dominant age group was 0-4 years and the most common aetiology was road traffic accident. Jaw fractures and soft tissue lacerations were the commonest presentation and fractured limbs were the most common concomitant injuries. The need to abolish street trading among children is emphasised as this has been recognised to expose children to hazards of the road since most of the children were pedestrians.
Denloye
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Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Fasola
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Arotiba
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009549:Nigeria; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*