Tooth Injuries - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Evaluating the knowledge of sports participants regarding dental emergency procedures.

30 May 2009 Dental trauma is a common consequence of sports practice to which emergency treatment is critical. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of sports participants about dental trauma procedures, particularly tooth avulsion. A specific ... Read more...

Infant oral health examinations: pediatric dentists' professional behavior and attitudes.

29 Apr 2009 PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine pediatric dentists' behaviors and attitudes concerning infant oral health examinations (IOHEs); and (2) explore how respondents who do or do not perform IOHEs differ in their behavior and ... Read more...

Evaluation of interdental space of the maxillary posterior area for orthodontic mini-implants with cone-beam computed tomography.

29 Apr 2009 INTRODUCTION: Our objectives in this study were to measure in a group of patients the interradicular spaces between the maxillary second premolar and first molar, which is often used as placement sites for mini-implants, and to suggest simple ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tooth Injuries - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluating the knowledge of sports participants regarding dental emergency procedures. 30 May 2009
• Infant oral health examinations: pediatric dentists' professional behavior and attitudes. 29 Apr 2009
• Evaluation of interdental space of the maxillary posterior area for orthodontic mini-implants with cone-beam computed tomography. 29 Apr 2009
• Perioperative dental considerations for the anesthesiologist. 29 Apr 2009
• Oral self-injurious behaviors in patients with developmental disabilities. 30 Mar 2009
• Mouthguards prevent dental trauma. 27 Feb 2009
• Dental protection during modified electroconvulsive therapy using roll-gauze mouth gag. 27 Feb 2009
• Mouth guards: protecting healthy smiles. 27 Feb 2009
• Do American football players in Turkey protect themselves from dental or orofacial trauma? 30 Jan 2009
• Oral and facial trauma among paratroopers in the Israel Defense Forces. 30 Jan 2009
• Does a free-of-charge distribution of boil-and-bite mouthguards to young adult amateur sportsmen affect oral and facial trauma? 30 Jan 2009
• Mouthguards and orthodontic patients. 29 Nov 2008
• Aspects in post-orthodontic removal of Orthosystem implants. 29 Nov 2008
• The Callender modification of the Macintosh laryngoscope blade reduces the risk of tooth-blade contact in children. 30 Oct 2008
• Dental injuries in mountain biking--a survey in Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy. 29 Sep 2008
• Application of wooden tongue spatula for teeth protection during endotracheal intubation: a new concept. 30 Aug 2008
• Wearability and physiological effects of custom-fitted vs self-adapted mouthguards. 30 Jul 2008
• Basketball players' experience of dental injury and awareness about mouthguard in China. 30 Jul 2008
• Management of subluxation injury in a thumb-sucking child: a case report. 26 Jun 2008
• Dental trauma: an overview of its influence on the management of orthodontic treatment. Part 1. 30 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Tooth Injuries'

Definition: Traumatic or other damage to teeth including fractures (TOOTH FRACTURES) or displacements (TOOTH LUXATION).

Descriptor UI: D018677

Alternative terms: Tooth Injuries; Teeth Injuries; Injuries, Teeth; Injury, Teeth; Teeth Injury; Injuries, Tooth; Injury, Tooth; Tooth Injury;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C07.793.850; C21.866.900;

Online Note: use TOOTH INJURIES to search TOOTH/injuries 1966-94

History Note: 95; was TOOTH/injuries 1966-94

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer /inj with specific tooth, as CUSPID /inj; also available are TOOTH FRACTURES & TOOTH AVULSION; DF: TOOTH INJ