Table 3 Reasons for attending amongst service users attending an out-of-hours emergency dental service over two time periods: Nature of dental problem
From: Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals
| Â | March 2006 | October 2006 | Total | P-Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | Â |
Toothache | 660 | 73 | 370 | 72 | 1030 | 72 | 0.62 |
Swollen face | 147 | 16 | 103 | 20 | 250 | 18 | 0.08 |
Fractured filling/teeth | 151 | 17 | 93 | 18 | 244 | 17 | 0.52 |
Loose or missing crown/bridge | 76 | 8 | 52 | 10 | 128 | 9 | 0.29 |
To get advice on dental problem | 64 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 101 | 7 | 0.94 |
Bleeding gums | 49 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 83 | 6 | 0.36 |
Injury to mouth or jaw | 38 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 0.63 |
Bleeding from mouth or face | 20 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 0.04 |
Other reason | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.99 |