Development of an interactive dental trauma guide.

Diagnosis and treatment of traumatic dental injuries is a complex task and the diagnostic process of reaching a correct diagnosis and treatment can sometimes be very difficult. Traumatic dental injures often occur as combination injuries between one of the 6 luxations and the 9 fracture types resulting in 54 trauma scenarios of which many have specific requirements for treatment The situation is further complicated by the fact that the two dentitions have very different treatment demands. As a result it's impossible even for experienced practitioners to provide evidence-based treatment on the basis of personal experience alone. Based on 60 clinical studies of 4000 cases with long-term follow-up treatment and prognosis has been determined for almost all fractures and luxation and their combinations. Information on treatment and prognosis relating to these 4000 cases will now in the future be available on the internet at: "www.DentalTraumaGuide.org". We hope that the Dental Trauma Guide can help improve the knowledge about dental traumatology worldwide and hereby improve the quality of treatment.