Dental trauma in endoscopy: A systematic review and experience of a tertiary endoscopy centre

Table 1 Summary of studies on dental trauma in endoscopy

Ref.	Type	Description	n	Dental events
Evers et al[8], 1967	Cohort study	Adverse dental events in cohort of patients having orahesive applied prior to endoscopy or general anaesthesia	110	No adverse dental events reported
Ackerman et al[9], 1996	Cohort study	Observational study on adverse dental events following upper endoscopy over 3 years	5000	Major adverse eventsa: 2; No minor adverse eventsb studied
Min et al[10], 2008	RCT	Dental related complications following use of TPM and MB-142 mouth guards assessed via structured questionnaire 3-4 after index upper endoscopy	865	Major adverse events: 2; Minor adverse events: 19
Mogrovejo et al[11], 2015	Case series	Report on 3 cases of dental injury sustained after upper endoscopy

^aMajor adverse event includes cases of tooth fracture, tooth avulsion, tooth subluxation.

^bMinor adverse events includes gum discomfort, masticatory pain, toothache and cancellations due to dental reasons.

RCT: Randomized control trial; TPM: Teeth-protecting mouthpiece