Charlotte C. Currie|Simon Stone|Jim Connolly|Justin Durham
Dental pain in the medical emergency department: a cross?sectional study
Newcastle University|Newcastle University|Royal Victoria Infirmary|Newcastle University
summary aim study examine number patients attending medical emergency department med dental problems threeyear period crosssectional study carried part service evaluation data collected via database search patient attendances med using free text 10th revision international statistical classification diseases related health problems icd 10 oral dental diagnoses data analysed using descriptive statistics test chisquared tests threeyear period 2504 visits med dentalrelated complaints accounting 07 attendances majority patients male 539 mean age 29 sd 194 years men 32 sd 197 years females mean index multiple deprivation per cent rank 350 common diagnosis unspecified dental disorder ten per cent dental attendances med repeat attendances patients conclusion patient attendances med dental problems account 07 attendances med may appropriate place patients attend terms care pathways also economic reasons reasons patients attend med dental problems clearly warrant research