Cully, JL; Zeeb, K; Sahay, RD; Gosnell, E; Morris, H; Thikkurissy, S. Prevalence of Primary Teeth Injuries Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Dentistry. 2019; 41(2):136-139.
Patients with dental trauma commonly present to the emergency department for treatment. This publication reviews the types and number of primary teeth trauma that presented to an urban, teaching hospital from July 2012 to January 2017.
Tsoi, AK; Wilson, S; Thikkurissy, S. A Study of the Relationship of Parenting Styles, Child Temperament, and Operatory Behavior in Healthy Children. The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. 2018; 42(4):273-278.
This study contributes to the literature on individualized behavior therapy by underscoring that children’s behavior in the dental (health care) setting is a complex product of not only child temperament but also parental temperament and parenting styles. Clinicians need to understand this relationship to successfully navigate a child through multiple health care visits.