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ArticleBMC oral health2025

Ten-year trend of dental emergency visits in China: a cross-sectional study.

Kexuan Li, Ziqi Chen, Lin Zhang, Yining He, Rong Du, Yanyi Tang, Linjun Shi

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Kexuan Li *Department of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Ziqi Chen *Department of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Lin ZhangSchool of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yining HeBiostatistics Office of Clinical Research Unit, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Rong DuDepartment of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200011, China. summerdr@163.com.
Yanyi TangDepartment of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200011, China. tyy_85121@126.com.
Linjun ShiDepartment of Oral Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

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backgroundDemand for dental emergency services has increased in recent years, creating an imbalance between service capacity and patient needs. To assess the status of dental emergency resources and provide insights for optimizing service allocation, this study examined the characteristics of visits to the largest dental emergency center in China. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective, repeated, cross-sectional study analyzed 396,383 dental emergency visits across all age groups at Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, from 2011 to 2020. Medical records, including age, sex, time, day, and disease type, were collected and analyzed.

resultsA total of 206,006 male and 190,377 female patients were included in the study, with a sex ratio of 1.082:1. The most common age group was 19-39 years (35.25%), and infections and swelling were the most frequent emergencies (36.12%). Trauma was more prevalent in males (61.3%), whereas temporomandibular joint disease was more common in females (61.5%). The peak time period for significant differences in patient numbers was observed during the Chinese National Day Holiday compared to other holidays (p = 0.002), with similar trends observed for the Chinese Spring Festival (p = 0.049).

conclusionThis study provides a comprehensive overview of dental emergency visits to China's largest center and highlights a substantial increase in cases during holidays, particularly the National Day Holiday. These findings support the need for optimizing emergency service allocation, including strategic dentist scheduling during peak periods.

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DentistryEmergency Service, HospitalAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBig dataDental emergencyHealth services planningInfectionPublic healthTrauma

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