收集三軍總醫院一年度內牙科急診病例共836位,依性別、年齡、主訴、診斷、病因及求診時間做一統計,進而瞭解牙科急診病患之各項特質,並比較軍方及民眾病患兩者之差異。結果發現男女各為516位(61.7%),320位(38.3%)。平均年齡25.7歲。主訴以疼痛最常見,有596位(71.3%)。診斷以口腔顏面區軟組織外傷最多,共279位(33.3%),其次為牙髓炎(24.4%)。病因方面,非外傷性及外傷性病因比例各為52.4%及47.6%。求診時間則以上午八時至下午五時最多(38.8%)。另外,對不同身份別病患做一比較時,發現常見之急診診斷,求診時間及病因等方面,兩者之間有所差異。
Data on 836 emergency dental visits to TSGH during a one-year period were collected. Statistic analysis of the gender, age, chief complaint, diagnosis, etiology and the time of visit were made to perceive the characteristics of the emergencies dental patients. The difference between the military and civil patients has also been compared. The mean age for all the emergency dental patients was 25.7 years old. The most common chief complaint was pain, which existed in 596(71.3%) of 836 patients. The most common diagnosis was soft tissue laceration in oral and facial area, which existed in 279 (33.3%) patients. The percentage of nontrauma-related etiology and trauma-related etiology was 52.4% and 47.6% respectively. The majority(38.3%) of emergency visits occured during the day(8:00AM-5:00PM). Furthermor, there were significant difference between the military and civil patients in the sequence of the most common diagnosis, time of visit and etiology.