Post-operative discomforts in children after extraction of primary teeth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate discomfort after extraction of deciduous teeth under local anesthesia. The primary objective was to describe the prevalence of post-extraction pain (PEP), post-extraction bleeding (PEB), post-extraction biting injury (PEBI), and analgesic usage in children. The secondary objective was to define whether it is possible to determine a profile of patients or a type of extraction procedure predictive to PEP, administration of analgesics, PEB, or PEBI.

Methods

One hundred and twenty-five children, aged 3-13 years, with indications of at least one deciduous tooth extraction, were included. Immediately after extraction, information concerning the patient and the extraction were collected. Eighteen to 32 hr after extra

SUBMITTER: Baillargeau C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature