BACKGROUND This study explores the pattern of complications occurrence resulting from traumatic dental injuries, the relation of this pattern to the number of years from the time of the injury to its first diagnosis, and other contributing characteristics such as root development and trauma characteristic. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients' data treated following dental trauma from 2002 to 2014 w...

introduction: traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in children and adolescents are a common dental health problem and the prevalence of these injuries has increased during the past few decades. the aim of this paper was to evaluate the data of the patients with dental trauma in permanent teeth looking for treatment in the dental trauma clinic in the north-east of iran over 4 years. methods: during t...

background and aim : proper and immediate management of traumatic dental injuries depends highly on dentists’ knowledge. the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge of dentistry students at universities of tehran about managing traumatic dental injuries. materials and methods : the participants of this cross-sectional study were senior year students at dental faculties of four universities ...

Traumatic injuries to the dento-alveolar structures are emergencies that compromise the quality of life of the patients. In addition to symptomatic management, definitive functional restoration and suitable rehabilitation becomes a major treatment objective in such cases. The dynamics of the traumatic forces may cause multiple injuries of different grades to the oral and para-oral structures, w...

Radicular fractures in permanent teeth are uncommon injuries among dental traumas, being only 0.5-7% of the cases. Traumatic dental injuries occur more frequently in young patients, and vary in severity from enamel fractures to avulsions.The magnitude of these problems is confirmed by statistical data on the prevalence of dental trauma during childhood and adolescence.Fracture occurs often in t...

objective:  to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hand and finger amputations in patients referring to a single center in northern iran. methods: this was a cross-sectional study conducted on 200 traumatic hand amputees hospitalized in shohada hospital in tabriz, northwestern iran during a 1-year period in 2014. data were collected through prospective interviews for v...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of traumatic dental injuries in children seeking care at the Division of Paediatric Dentistry, the Dental Hospital, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sample consisted of patients attending the Division Paediatric Dentistry, University Dental Hospital for traumatic dental injuries between February 2003 and May 2...

AIMS To assess the prevalence of, and correlates of traumatic dental injuries among 12-year-old schoolchildren in Kerala. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional, two-stage cluster sampling technique was used. The sample size included 838 12-year-old school children. Traumatic dental injuries to the anterior teeth were evaluated clinically by one examiner. Teeth examined were maxillary and man...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of traumatic injuries and the knowledge regarding the emergency care among school children in rural area Dehra, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 13 government schools among 1041 subjects aged 11- 14 years. The demographic details and knowledge regarding emergency care was recorded on a struc...