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Retrospective Study of Infants who Visited Pediatric Dentistry

  • Journal of the Korean academy of pediatric dentistry
  • Abbr : J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent
  • 2020, 47(2), pp.157-166
  • DOI : 10.5933/JKAPD.2020.47.2.157
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : October 11, 2019
  • Accepted : November 4, 2019
  • Published : May 29, 2020

Yearang Oh ORD ID 1 Lee Ko Eun ORD ID 2 Kim Mi Sun ORD ID 2 NAM OK HYUNG ORD ID 2 Chul Choi Sung ORD ID 2 KIM, KWANG CHUL ORD ID 2 Jiyoung Hwang 3 Lee Hyo-Seol ORD ID 2

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3강릉원주대학교 치과대학 예방치학교실 및 구강과학연구소

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ABSTRACT

The first dental visit is recommended at the time of the eruption of the first tooth and no later than 12 months of age. However, even before the age of 1, children can visit the dental hospital for various reasons. The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons for the dental visit of infant. From January 2006 to December 2015, medical records of infants who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of Kyung Hee University were analyzed. The total number of patients was 419 (238 males and 181 females). The reasons for the dental visits were trauma (47.5%), natal/neonatal tooth (19.8%), dental caries (8.1%), teething problem (4.3%), abnormal frenum (3.6%), soft tissue swelling (3.6%), Bohn’s nodule (3.3%), cleft lip and palate (2.9%), gingival neoplasm (1.9%), tongue ulceration (1.7%), oral examination (1.4%), enamel hypoplasia (1.2%) and abnormal temporomandibular joint sound (0.7%). According to this study, there were various oral diseases that could occur in infants. Since infants are usually cared by caregivers, pediatricians, and obstetricians, education of oral diseases of infants is needed to manage the oral symptoms properly.

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