Grønbæk AB, Petersen F, Haubek D, Poulsen S. Dentoalveolar oral surgery in children and adolescents: organization and surgical treatment in a large, Danish municipal dental service.
Acta Odontol Scand 2017;
75:603-607. [PMID:
28805103 DOI:
10.1080/00016357.2017.1365376]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To describe a population-based organization of dentoalveolar surgical service for 0 to 18-year old subjects in a Danish municipal dental service, and analyze the type of dentoalveolar surgical interventions needed.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The study was conducted in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark during five consecutive school-years. An internal referral system was established within the municipality where patients could be referred to colleagues with a higher level of competencies and more experiences with paediatric dentoalveolar surgery. The analysis includes a total of 1812 children and a total of 2854 surgical interventions.
RESULTS
Almost 80% of the patients, representing more than 80% of the dentoalveolar surgical interventions needed, were referred internally. Denudations were the most frequent treatment type (40.3%) carried out, followed by removal of third molars (18.0%). Furthermore, 22 odontomas and 100 supernumerary teeth were removed.
CONCLUSIONS
The need of dentoalveolar surgery in children and adolescents is relatively low, but includes a wide range of interventions. An organizational system, where dentists can refer to colleagues who have developed special competencies in this field, results in most of these surgical patients being referred and treated internally.
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