Table 5.
Intergroup distribution of management of dental trauma
| Management | Primary dentition | Mixed dentition | Permanent dentition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | Teeth | (n) | Teeth | (n) | Teeth | (n) | Teeth | |
| RCT | – | – | 63 | 83 | 157 | 252 | 220 | 335 |
| Pulpectomy | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 |
| Revascularization | – | – | 18 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 |
| Apexification | – | – | 34 | 39 | 60 | 79 | 94 | 118 |
| Reimplantation | – | – | 12 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Pulpotomy | – | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| IPC | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| DPC | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Restoration | 2 | 2 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 51 | 77 | 96 |
| Extraction | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Wound care/observation | 17 | – | 11 | – | 3 | – | 31 | – |
| Close reduction/splinting | 4 | – | 8 | – | 9 | – | 21 | – |
| No treatment | 6 | – | 31 | – | 49 | – | 86 | – |
n, no. of cases; RCT, root canal treatment; IPC, indirect pulp capping; DPC, direct pulp capping
Chi-square test, p value <0.001* (significant)