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Dental injuries are a relatively common occurrence and need to be managed well in general dental practice in order to produce the most favourable outcome for patients. Dental practitioners should familiarize themselves with the guidelines provided by the International Association of Dental Traumatology discussed herein. These guidelines clearly state how dental injuries should be managed, including suggested review. Dentists should be aware of injuries that are most likely to require input from specialist services and relative risks of long-term complications and how to identify these. Early identification of such complications should prompt referral to specialist services.
CPD/Clinical Relevance: The ability to treat dental trauma in light of knowledge of long-term complications is of importance to the general dental practitioner.
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Prevalence data on dental trauma is variable between countries, this mainly being due to differences in the way information is gathered and injuries are reported. Despite this, the worldwide prevalence of dental trauma may be considered to be high. Approximately one-third of all adults have experienced traumatic dental injuries during their lifetimes.1 These injuries are more prevalent in the permanent dentition and most likely to affect the maxillary anterior teeth;2 this may have a negative impact on long-term quality of life for the patient involved. Traumatic dental injuries constitute around 5% of all body injuries in the 0–30 years age group per year.3 Compared to many other injuries managed in an out-patient setting, dental trauma has greater treatment costs, and time implications.4,5
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