Determination of Most Frequent Emergencies in Patients with Fixed and Removable Orthodontic Appliances at Tertiary Care Dental Hospital

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of emergencies in patients with fixed and removable orthodontic appliances at tertiary care dental hospital. METHODOLOGY: A questionnaire was designed for this descriptive cross-sectional study to be filled by clinician (L3/L4 FCPS resident) end addressing every emergency. Sampling done under consecutive non-probability protocols. Descriptive statistics were applied different emergencies, Pearson’s chi-square test association gender etiology emergency (patient related vs operator related). Data analyzed on SPSS version 20. RESULTS: total 175 reported emergencies. The sample comprised 38.3% males 61.7% females. Most frequent deboned brackets appliances, while most common traumatic PNAM. statistically significant (Pearson’s Chi Square=4.74, Cramer’s V=0.165, p=0.029) seen appliance CONCLUSION: trauma due Emergencies mostly factors, patient factors dominating.