Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental Hospital, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Dent Traumatol. 2023 Dec;39(6):565-574. doi: 10.1111/edt.12875. Epub 2023 Aug 2.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Owing to the nearly three-year-long COVID-19 pandemic, small personal transportation devices that allow for greater freedom of movement within the cities have gained attention. Therefore, the number of people using kick or electric scooters has increased. This study aimed to compare the characteristics of kick and electric scooter-related dental and maxillofacial trauma and provide helpful information for preventing scooter accidents, appropriate treatment of patients with scooter-related trauma, and policy establishment.
This retrospective observational study analysed the medical records of 310 patients who visited the emergency room of Ajou University Dental Hospital for kick and electric scooter-related oral and maxillofacial injuries between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2022. Sex, age, scooter type, time, and mechanism of the accident, helmet use, alcohol consumption, dental and maxillofacial injury types, and treatment were analysed.
The average age in the kick-scooter group (5.71 ± 4.25) was lower than that in the electric-scooter group (28.24 ± 10.02) (p < .0001). There were more males in both groups. The helmet usage rates of the two groups were 2.80% and 7.88%, respectively. In the kick-scooter group, periodontal damage was more common than pulp injury, while in the electric-scooter group, pulp injury was more common than periodontal injury. There was no significant difference in soft-tissue damage between the two groups; however, bone fractures occurred significantly more frequently in the electric-scooter group (p < .0001).
Electric scooters cause more crown and bone fractures than kick scooters and require more active treatment of dental and maxillofacial injuries. Riders should use protective equipment to prevent dental and maxillofacial injury. Although there are regulations related to scooters, the effectiveness of both kick- and electric-scooter related laws needs to be evaluated.
背景/目的：由于 COVID-19 大流行已持续近三年，允许在城市内更大自由移动的个人小型交通工具受到关注。因此，使用踢踏车或电动滑板车的人数有所增加。本研究旨在比较踢踏车和电动滑板车相关的口腔颌面部损伤的特征，并为预防滑板车事故、对滑板车相关创伤患者进行适当治疗以及制定政策提供有用信息。
本回顾性观察研究分析了 2017 年 1 月 1 日至 2022 年 12 月 31 日期间因踢踏车和电动滑板车导致口腔颌面部损伤而到 Ajou 大学牙科医院急诊就诊的 310 例患者的病历。分析了性别、年龄、滑板车类型、事故发生时间和机制、头盔使用、饮酒、口腔颌面部损伤类型和治疗情况。
踢踏车组（5.71±4.25）的平均年龄低于电动滑板车组（28.24±10.02）（p<.0001）。两组均以男性为主。两组的头盔使用率分别为 2.80%和 7.88%。在踢踏车组中，牙周损伤比牙髓损伤更常见，而在电动滑板车组中，牙髓损伤比牙周损伤更常见。两组间软组织损伤无显著差异；然而，电动滑板车组骨折发生率明显高于踢踏车组（p<.0001）。
电动滑板车比踢踏车更易造成冠部和骨骨折，需要更积极地治疗口腔颌面部损伤。骑手应使用防护设备以防止口腔颌面部损伤。尽管有与滑板车相关的法规，但需要评估踢踏车和电动滑板车相关法律的有效性。
