Davis M J
Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, USA.
N Y State Dent J. 1995 Aug-Sep;61(7):42-6.
New technologies and treatments for managing children with orofacial trauma are constantly updated and available to the practitioner through current literature. What often fails to be appreciated, however, is that orofacial injury is a subset of head trauma and may have systemic emergent considerations that supersede the oral conditions being addressed. The complexity of a thorough assessment of the child from both medical and dental standpoints requires a systematic approach, which in turn can be guided by an appropriate document for inclusion in the chart. Further, such a document will serve as an important record should future civil litigation ensure from the traumatic incident.
用于治疗儿童口腔颌面部创伤的新技术和治疗方法不断更新，从业者可通过当前文献获取。然而，人们常常没有认识到，口腔颌面部损伤是头部创伤的一个子集，可能存在一些全身性紧急情况需要考虑，这些情况比正在处理的口腔状况更为重要。从医学和牙科角度对儿童进行全面评估的复杂性需要一种系统的方法，而这又可以由一份适合纳入病历的文件来指导。此外，如果未来因该创伤事件引发民事诉讼，这样一份文件将作为一份重要记录。
