Choanal atresia-a cryptic congenital anomaly.
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A prospective survey of hospital ambulatory dental emergencies. Part 1: Patient and emergency characteristics.
Part 1 of this study describes the dental disorders and patient characteristics of 253 patients who presented as dental emergencies to the University Hospital dental clinic, Vancouver, BC, during a three-month period. Most patients had a true perception of what constitutes a dental emergency. Dental pain was the predominant reason for seeking help, and the pain existed for more than seven days prior to contact in more than 50% of patients. Patients were not always able to identify the number and location of painful teeth, and a perceived low cost for treatment was a major reason for contacting the hospital. Reliability of emergency patients in keeping scheduled appointments was very high. Almost 69% of patients did not see a dentist regularly. Referrals to the hospital dental service were most numerous in the summer months. Diagnosis of the complaints revealed infection to be the cause of pain in 76.7% of patients.
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A prospective survey of hospital ambulatory dental emergencies. Part 2: Follow-up to emergency treatment.
Two hundred and fifty-three patients treated for dental emergencies at the University Hospital dental clinic over a three-month period were surveyed by telephone 24 to 48 hours and one year after treatment. The purpose was to investigate the success of treatment in resolving the chief complaint of pain and to determine the compliance with further dental care for the original dental problem. The results of the telephone survey showed that: patients available for questioning totaled 49.1% at 24 to 48 hours and 28.9% at one year; an 80.7% success rate was recorded in resolving pain within 24 to 48 hours; and the original emergency problem did not motivate a large number of these patients to seek further dental care.
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