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Emergencies in peadiatric odontology : an epidemiological study

Objectives: Host and caring for child in the clinic is not an easy act and requires a reasoned therapeutic approach especially in case of emergency. Through this work , we conducted an epidemiological study concerning emergencies on the day of consultation in the pediatric dentistry department .
The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of the emergencies among children aged between 2 and 15 years and to identify risk factors associated with it.
Methods: Our study consisted on an early oral examination of 56 children aged between 2 and 15 yeas consulting for emergency during three month study period in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in the dental clinic of Monastir
Results: The sample was constituted of males (64,3%) and females ( 35,7%).The most represented age group was between 6 and 11 years old (53,6%).The frequency of infectious emergency was (76,8%), traumatic emergency (14,3%) , periodontal emergency (10,7%). This survey showed statistically significant relationship between the frequency of emergencies and the socio-economic status of parents and poor hygiene.
Conclusions: Hygiene measures and early consultations for children are the keys to prevent oral diseases and their complication end eventually emergencies
Tunisian Section Meeting
2019 Tunisian Section Meeting (Monastir, Tunisia)
Monastir, Tunisia
2019

Pediatric Oral Health Research
  • Ben Arbia, Chayma  ( dental faculty of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Elelmi, Yamina  ( dental faculty of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Chouchene, Farah  ( faculty of Dental medicine , Mahdia , Tunisia )
  • Masmoudi, Fatma  ( dental faculty of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Baaziz, Ahlem  ( dental faculty of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Maatouk, Fethi  ( Monastir University , Monastir , Tunisia , Tunisia )
  • Ghedira, Hichem  ( dental faculty of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia )
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    Oral Session
    Oral Presentation