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Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) in designing and manufacturing 3D-printed dental models used to make thermoplastic removable splints for children with traumatized anterior permanent teeth., Methods: A total of 28 patients with dental trauma (subluxation, extrusive luxation, and lateral luxation) were divided into experimental (14 patients) and control groups (14 patients). The experimental group was treated with the removable splint made using a new 3D printed dental model designed with CAD/CAM technology, while the control group received a wire-composite splint. Follow-up was performed at week 2 and 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment, and every year after that. The traumatized teeth were evaluated according to clinical symptoms, tooth color, mobility, position, percussion pain, abnormal percussion sounds indicating ankylosis or other pathosis, swelling, fistula of gums, vitality test, and radiographic examination., Results: No significant difference was found in gender and age between the two groups. The experimental group had 23 traumatic teeth, and the control group had 24 traumatic teeth. Traumatic teeth in the two groups most commonly involved open apex teeth (>90 %). The average follow-up time for the experimental and control group was 35.47±14.23 and 32.92±14.79 months (P > 0.05), respectively. The pulp survival rate and periodontal healing rate in the experimental group (86.96 %, 91.30 %) were higher compared to the control group (62.50 %, 75.00 %) (all P > 0.05)., Conclusion: A removable splint made by a 3D printed dental model designed with CAD/CAM technology achieved an equivalent treatment effect to a wire-composite splint., Clinical Significance: A 3D-printed dental model designed with CAD/CAM technology can be used to fabricate removable splints, which in turn can decrease iatrogenic injuries frequently encountered during the traditional model production process. For example, taking the impression directly from the patient's mouth can cause displacement of a traumatized tooth or even exfoliation. The removable splints produced using a new 3D-printed dental model can meet clinical treatment requirements of traumatized teeth, especially for children and adolescents with occlusal trauma in mixed dentition., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Objectives: This study was performed to examine changes in the number of patient visits and types of oral services in an oral emergency department from the beginning to the control stage of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing., Methods: The numbers of daily oral emergency visits from January 20 to March 24, 2020, at a dental university hospital in Beijing and daily newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing during the same period were collected and analysed. All oral emergency patient information (including sex, age, and oral diagnosis) was also collected and analysed. Patients with incomplete medical data were excluded., Results: In total, 12,416 patients were included in this study. The number of daily emergency visits was negatively correlated with the number of newly confirmed local COVID-19 cases in Beijing (P < .001). The number of daily emergency visits during the COVID-19 stable period in Beijing was greater than that during the outbreak period (P < .001). Compared to those in the COVID-19 outbreak period, the percentages of females, children and adolescents, patients with acute toothache, and patients with nonurgent cases were higher in the stable period, and the numbers of patients with toothache, trauma, infection, and nonemergency conditions increased in the COVID-19 stable period (P < .001)., Conclusions: COVID-19 significantly influenced the number of patient visits and the percentages of patients with oral emergency situations in the oral emergency department. There were obvious differences in treatment seeking for oral emergencies between the COVID-19 periods in Beijing. There was an inverse relationship between daily oral emergency visits and daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest None disclosed., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)