Frequency and characteristics of occupational dental trauma
Background: Dental trauma at the workplace may have important clinical and occupational consequences, but little is known about its profile. Aims: To describe the frequency and characteristics of work-related dental injuries. Methods: For all patients with occupational dental trauma seen at the FREM...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau) |
| Repositorio: | r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau |
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| Palabra clave: | adolescent adult article classification economics female human insurance male medical leave middle aged occupational accident sex difference Spain statistics tooth injury young adult Accidents, Occupational Adolescent Adult Female Humans Insurance Male Middle Aged Occupational Injuries Sex Factors Sick Leave Tooth Injuries Young Adult |
| Sumario: | Background: Dental trauma at the workplace may have important clinical and occupational consequences, but little is known about its profile. Aims: To describe the frequency and characteristics of work-related dental injuries. Methods: For all patients with occupational dental trauma seen at the FREMAP Hospital of Barcelona (Spain) between January 2000 and December 2006, we recorded their characteristics, type of work and nature of the trauma, including cause of the accident, extent of trauma, reason for referral to a dentist, and days of sick leave. Results: The frequency of dental trauma was 1.71 per 1000 occupational accidents attended and was related to the worker's occupation. In security services, it was 7.37 per 1000 and 2.01 in transport services. The frequency was similar in both genders. The most common causal mechanisms were direct impact (38%), traffic accidents (29%) and falls at the same level (16%). Causal mechanisms differed according to gender and type of job. Most injuries consisted of dental fracture (54%), and 67% of the patients required referral to a dental surgery. Injuries were limited to the mouth in 52% of cases, 8% of which required sick leave, with a mean duration of 23.0 ± 21.8 days. Conclusions: The frequency of dental trauma in this working population was low and was related to the worker's occupation. Causal mechanisms differed according to gender and type of job. Most dental injuries were severe and required referral to a dental surgery. Frequency of sick leave was low. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. All rights reserved. |
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