OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate the type and prevalence of primary tooth injuries, as well as their treatment and treatment outcomes, among children referred to the Department of Pedodontics at the Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry in Turkey. METHODS The study population consisted of patients applying to the department with a primary tooth injury over a period of ...

J. rauma to the human anterior primary dentition results in luxation injuries in 62-69% of the cases.The most common forms of injury to the anterior primary dentition are intrusion and extrusion. When there is complete intrusion of the primary tooth into the alveolar bone, the only way to differentiate between intrusion and avulsion is by radiographic examination. The following report describes...

Adv Dent & Oral Health 4(1) : ADOH.MS.ID.555628 (2017) Introduction Traumatic dental injuries are common among pediatric dental patients. Approximately 20-30% of children have suffered dental injuries by the age of 12 [1]. Intrusion injuries, though considered rare in the permanent dentition [2], are seen more frequently in the pediatric population [3]. Intrusion is defined as a displacement of...

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): cariostatic agents, community dentistry, community health planning, community health services, decision making, dental caries, evidencebased medicine, facial injuries, intervention studies, mouth protectors, oral health, pharyngeal neoplasms, pit and fissure sealants, practice guidelines, preventive dentistry, preventive health services, public health dentistry,...

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): cariostatic agents, community dentistry, community health planning, community health services, decision making, dental caries, evidencebased medicine, facial injuries, fluoridation, intervention studies, meta-analysis, mouth protectors, oral health, pharyngeal neoplasms, pit and fissure sealants, practice guidelines, preventive dentistry, preventive health servi...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies show that about 11.6% to 33.0% of all boys and about 3.6% to 19.3% of all girls suffer dental trauma of varying severity before the age of 12 years. Moderate injuries to the periodontium such as concussion and subluxation are usually associated with relatively minor symptoms and hence may go unnoticed by the patient or the dentist, if consulted. Patients with ...

BACKGROUND The aim of study was to determine the occurrence of tooth injuries and associated factors among patients treated at a hospital emergency ward. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted involving the analysis of 790 patient charts. The independent variables were gender, place of residence and type of accident. The dependent variable was tooth injury (fractures, concussion, luxat...

BACKGROUND Traumatic dental injuries present complex injuries of the dentoalveolar system. Aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and patterns of traumatic dental injuries in a University dental emergency service over four years. METHODS A retrospective investigation on all dental trauma patients presenting at the dental emergency service of the University Medical Center Mainz, Ge...