Nontraumatic dental complaints in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 757-760

  Oliva, Maria G ^a   Kenny, David J ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care in children; Dental infections; Facial cellulitis; Nontraumatic dental emergencies

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FACE EDEMA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTHACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59849121700     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31818c2641     Document Type: Article

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