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. 2020 Oct 22;17(21):7716. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217716

Table 1.

Distribution of disease type and diagnosis in the emergency department during April 2019 and April 2020.

Pathology No/2020 No/2019 Pathology 2020 (%) 2019 (%)
Acute pulpitis 244 35 Acute pulpitis 33.47 20.35
Acute apical periodontitis 324 29 Acute apical periodontitis 41.17 16.86
Pericoronitis of the impacted teeth 11 Pericoronitis of impacted teeth 1.4 0
Post-extractional alveolitis 1 Post-extractional alveolitis 0.13 0
Abscess 73 5 Abscess 9.28 2.91
Dislocation temporo-mandibular joint 1 Dislocation temporo-mandibular joint 0.13 0
Dento-alveolar trauma 40 2 Dento-alveolar trauma 5.08 1.16
Ulcer-necrotic gingivitis 6 7 Ulcer-necrotic gingivitis 0.76 4.07
Orthodontic appliance irritation injury 7 Orthodontic appliance irritation injury 0.89 0
Prosthetic crown loosening 12 Prosthetic crown loosening 1.52 0
Pathological dental mobility 12 2 Pathological dental mobility 1.52 1.16
Other injury (irritative, ulcerative, decubitus) 43 5 Other injury (irritative, ulcerative, decubitus) 5.46 2.91
Caries 13 87 Caries 1.65 50.58