The role for ‘reminders’ in dental traumatology: 3. The minimum data set that should be recorded for each type of dento-alveolar trauma – a review of existing evidence.

Publication Summary

The aim of this study was to establish the prognostic factors recorded at the time of diagnosis or initial treatment that affect pulp and periodontal healing and tooth survival. A search strategy and quality assessment method was established to review the literature. The significant factors identified are listed for each type of dento-alveolar injury. These factors identified are the gold standard against which quality assessments of dento-alveolar trauma records can be compared and all new computer or paper-based methods for recording any type of dento-alveolar trauma should aim to record this minimum information.