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Published on: January 17, 2011
Protective dental splint for oroendotracheal intubation: experience of 202 cases
Kang-Hee Lee1, Tae-Min You2, Wonse Park1
1Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Background:
Dental injury as a result of oroendotracheal intubation during general anesthesia is very common. We report our experiences of using mouthguard to prevent dental injury during intubation based on our protocol.
Methods:
This retrospective study enrolled patients referred for preanesthetic evaluation, those patients with a history of any of the dental treatments to their anterior teeth listed on our fabrication protocol from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
Results:
No cases of dental trauma during oroendotracheal intubation were reported among the 202 patients who used a protective device. 66% of the patients had risk factors for hard tissue damage aged 10-40 years. At the ages of 40-70 years, the incidence of risk group for periodontal damage was higher.
Conclusions:
Preanesthetic consultation was effective for preventing dental injury, so preanesthetic questionnaire and proper dental consultation would be helpful.
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