Hospital admissions for dental treatment among children with cleft lip and/or palate born between 1997 and 2003: an analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics in England
Hospital admissions for dental treatment among children with cleft lip and/or palate born between 1997 and 2003: an analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics in England
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DOI:
10.1111/ipd.12062
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发表时间:
2014-05-01
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3.8
通讯作者:
Deacon, Scott A.
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作者:
Fitzsimons, Kate J.;Copley, Lynn P.;Deacon, Scott A.
BackgroundChildren with clefts have an increased tendency for dental anomalies and caries.AimTo determine the pattern of hospital admissions for dental treatment during primary dentition among children with clefts.DesignCohort study based on Hospital Episode Statistics, an administrative database of all admissions to National Health Service hospitals in England. Patients born alive between 1997 and 2003 who had both a cleft diagnosis and cleft repair were included. The number of hospital admissions for surgical removal of teeth, simple extraction of teeth, and restoration of teeth before the age of seven was examined.ResultsEight hundred and fifty-eight hospital admissions for dental treatment among 6551 children (