Management of dental traumatic injuries in primary and young permanent teeth

Song, Ji-Soo

doi:2022.60.6.375

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 60(6); 2022 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2022;60(6):375-384.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2022.60.6.005 Published online May 31, 2022.

유치와 미성숙 영구치의 치아 외상의 치료

송지수

서울대학교 치의학대학원 소아치과학교실

Management of dental traumatic injuries in primary and young permanent teeth

Ji-Soo Song

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University

Correspondence: Ji-Soo Song, Tel: +82-2072-2680, Fax: +82-744-3599,
Email: pedosong@snu.ac.kr

Received: 11 April 2022 • Revised: 13 April 2022 • Accepted: 18 May 2022

Abstract

Dental traumatic injury is very common in children and adolescent, with the prevalence of 22.7% in primary teeth and 18.1% in 12-year-old children. It compromises esthetics and function, and can affect negatively on oral health-related quality of life in growing children and adolescent. Efforts should be made to restore normal condition and to minimize the psychological impacts of young patients and caregivers while treating dental trauma in emergency situations. Possible damage of permanent successors needs to be considered in primary dentition. For immature permanent teeth, it is necessary to make an effort to preserve the pulp vitality so that continuous root development can take place.

Key Words: Dental trauma; Children; Adolescent; Primary teeth; Young Permanent teeth