@article{ref1,
title="After-hours versus office-hours dental injuries in children: does timing influence outcome?",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2015",
author="Vuković, Ana and Vuković, Rade and Markovic, Dejan and Soldatović, Ivan and Mandinic, Zoran and Beloica, Milos and Stojan, George",
volume="55",
number="1",
pages="29-35",
abstract="AIM: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes and factors associated with after-hours dental trauma. <br><br>METHODS: Study sample consisted of 1762 permanent teeth injuries in children, gender and age matched with office-hours injuries. Epidemiological and clinical data were collected from 4 university dental trauma centers. <br><br>RESULTS: During median follow-up time of 4.3 years, complications have occurred in 14.5% of injured teeth. Age, type, and degree of tissue injury and after-hours time of injury were significantly associated with complications. Unfavorable outcomes were 34% more likely in the after-hours group compared with office-hours. Urgent treatment was significantly delayed in after-hours group with a delay of more than 3 hours in 90.5% versus 38.9% in the office-hours group. Multivariate regression model showed that after-hours time of injury was significant predictor of complications. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Delayed urgent treatment was one of the main factors associated with unfavorable outcome of after-hours injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/0009922815584214",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922815584214"
}