Traumatic dental injuries are incredibly common — yet surprisingly overlooked. With prognosis heavily dependent on prompt action, accurate diagnosis and skilled treatment, it is essential that dental professionals have the expertise and strategies in place to manage dental trauma. Here’s what you need to know to rise to the challenge and secure positive outcomes for your dental trauma patients.
What is traumatic dental injury?
Traumatic dental injury (TDI) is physical injury of the teeth, their supporting structures, and/or the soft tissues of the oral cavity. According to The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 11th Edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), TDIs can be mostly organised into two main groups.
Injury of hard dental tissues and pulp:
- Enamel infraction — incomplete enamel fracture.- Enamel fracture — complete fracture confined to the enamel.- Enamel-dentine fracture — complete fracture confined to the enamel and dentine.
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