Abstract
To the Editor.— As a consultant in traumatic dental injury cases for a major casualty company, I see many hospital reports. These, combined with a comprehensive roentgenographic study and oral examination, are the basis for my reports on which a patient's reimbursement for dental disability is assessed. Generally, major dental injuries are associated with accidents of the head and face and are most frequently seen and initially treated in the emergency room of a hospital. I have noted that, with very little exception, unless a facial fracture is suspected, no dental examination is undertaken or advised. Unless the patients have some indication that a need for this area of diagnosis is necessary, there may be a time-loss that could be detrimental, as the following case history illustrates. Report of a Case.— A 20-year-old man was injured in an auto accident and taken to the emergency room of a general hospital.
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