A Literature Review of Dental Casualty Rates

Autor:	Gregory D. Mahoney, Malcolm I Coombs
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Humanitarian aid Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery stomatognathic diseases Military personnel Military Dentistry Needs assessment Emergency medical services Medicine Medical emergency business
Zdroj:	Military Medicine. 165:751-756
ISSN:	1930-613X 0026-4075
Popis:	The ability to determine dental casualty rates for the Australian Defence Force in a given situation is vital for military planners. This article reviews the literature and the available Australian Defence Force data on the subject to give some guide to planners. The review found the studies to be fairly consistent in that a well-prepared dentally fit force can expect 150 to 200 dental casualties per 1,000 soldiers per year. If the force were less prepared, as in the case of a reserve call out, this figure would be likely to increase; in the extreme case of an ill-prepared force or a force assisting in humanitarian aid, the emergency rate could be five times that figure. The literature also indicates a change in the nature of dental casualties. Although maxillofacial cases have remained steady at 25%, dental disease has decreased and endodontic cases have had a corresponding increase.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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