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Top 10 tips to manage dental trauma

BDJ Student volume 28, pages 36–37 (2021)Cite this article

By Aruche Hamid, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Traumatic dental injuries are highly prevalent amongst children, with 1 in 5 children in the UK having experienced trauma to their permanent anterior teeth before leaving school.1 This means it's likely you will be faced with dental trauma as undergraduate or foundation dentists (FD).

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Hamid, A. Top 10 tips to manage dental trauma . BDJ Student 28, 36–37 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41406-021-0198-2

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