What do you do when a child comes in with an avulsed tooth? Would treatment differ if the patient was an adult?
At times, doctors encounter patients who present with traumatic dental injuries, including broken teeth. Some may not be aware that trauma to primary and permanent teeth are treated differently, or that the transport media for broken fragments of teeth and avulsed teeth differ.
HealthPathways have developed a Traumatic Dental Injuries pathway which guides GPs through classification, assessment, immediate management and referral recommendations of patients who present with such injuries.
Thanks to a collaboration with the NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association, HealthPathways now includes multiple dental pathways. Click below to view the pathway you wish to review:
- Traumatic Dental Injuries
- Dental Assessment before Medical or Surgical Intervention
- Antithrombotic Drugs and Dentistry
- Dabigatran and Dental Procedures
- Warfarin – Dental Extractions
- Prosthodontics (Dentures)
- Non-acute Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
- Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
For a list of all localised pathways see:
Mid and North Coast HealthPathways
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For further information email [email protected] (MNC) or [email protected] (Northern NSW).