Al Hourani, Ammar
(2019)
The effect of orthodontic treatment on traumatised teeth : a systematic review and vignette study.
Doctor of Dental Science thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
Traumatic dental injuries (TDI) are oral conditions which are often overlooked, despite their relatively high prevalence and its significant impact on the individual and their family. Most dental injuries tend to frequently occur within the 8-9 year old age group with the upper maxillary incisors being the most affected teeth. The consequences of TDI is dependent on the severity of the injury with pulp necrosis, pulp canal obliteration, root fracture, root resorption and loss of the tooth being the most commonly reported sequalae. There is a link between malocclusion and incidence of TDI with increased overjet and incompetent lips being significant factors leaving the upper incisors unprotected to dental injuries. Literature has shown that 20% of children had sustained trauma by the time they graduated from school and as many as 1 in 10 patients referred to an orthodontists had a history of dental trauma prior to active orthodontic treatment. Orthodontics therapy has been suggested as a preventative measure in correcting unfavourable malocclusions and potentially avoiding TDI's. The drawback to orthodontics is that it shares many of the complications reported in traumatic dental injuries, mainly pulp necrosis, ... (continues)
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Dental Science) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Faculty of Health and Life Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2020 14:51 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 02:04 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03073672 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073672 |
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