title: Endodontic treatment during childhood and adolescence. A survey of 19-year-olds living in the city of Malmö, Sweden.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and reasons for endodontic treatment in a sample of 19-year-old adolescents living in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Dental records and available radiographs of all 19-year-olds (1,971) registered at the 20 Public Dental Service (PDS) clinics in Malmö were reviewed and data were collected on the following: endodontic treatment, number and type of teeth involved, and diagnosis leading to treatment. Endodontic treatment had been performed in 180 (9.1%) patients. The percentage of 19-year-olds at a PDS clinic who had undergone such treatment varied between 1.2% and 25.2%. One tooth had been treated endodontically in 138 (76.7%) of these patients. In three patients four teeth and in two patients five teeth had needed treatment. The molars were the teeth most frequently treated (46.5%), followed by the anteriors (39.5%), and the premolars (14.0%). The most commonly treated tooth was the maxillary central incisor and the most common diagnosis was caries (56.4%) followed by trauma (22.2%) and tooth developmental disturbances (1.6%). In conclusion, endodontic treatment seems to be fairly common among 19-year-olds in the city of Malmö. The great variation seen between the different PDS clinics most likely reflected variations in the socio-economic structure of the catchment areas of the clinics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden. karin.ridell@od.mah.se
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ridell
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sundin
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003792:Dental Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health