Open AccessThe Incidence of Dental Fracturing in Electroconvulsive Therapy in Sweden
Author(s) -
Linda Göterfelt,
Carl Johan Ekman,
Åsa Hammar,
Mikael Landén,
J. Lundberg,
Pia Nordanskog,
Axel Nordenskjöld
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ect/the journal of ect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1533-4112
pISSN - 1095-0680
DOI - 10.1097/yct.0000000000000652
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , electroconvulsive therapy , dentistry , psychiatry , physics , cognition , optics
One adverse effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is dental fracture; thus, a bite guard and muscle relaxants are used to prevent it. Earlier research reported varying rates of dental fracture, but there is no large-scale study on the incidence of dental fracture during ECT. This study aimed to examine the incidence of dental fracture during ECT and to investigate whether the incidence differs between different sexes, age groups, diagnosis groups, electrode placements, or number of treatment sessions.