TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - After-hours versus office-hours dental injuries in children: does timing influence outcome?
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Vuković, Ana
A1  - Vuković, Rade
A1  - Markovic, Dejan
A1  - Soldatović, Ivan
A1  - Mandinic, Zoran
A1  - Beloica, Milos
A1  - Stojan, George
SP  - 29
EP  - 35
VL  - 55
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922815584214
ID  - ref1
ER  -