Traumatic injuries to the teeth may occur throughout life but are particularly common in children and adolescents since they are engaged in various activities like sports, bicycle riding, fighting with siblings or friends etc. Dental trauma is stressful to both children and their parents. Trauma to anterior teeth in children may adversely affect aesthetics thus having not only functional but ps...

Aim: Citation analysis describes the impact that different articles in various fields of science have made by counting the number of citations they have received. This study aimed to identify those published articles in medical and dental journals that have exerted the most influence in the field of dental traumatology, as signified by their citation count. Methods: The 100 top-cited articles o...

introduction dental trauma is one of the most serious oral conditions especially among children. it frequently occurs in children from 6 to 13 years old, often involving teeth with incomplete root formation. the most common dental injury at this age is crown fracture. arguments to provide this clinical guide, pubmed and scopus were searched using the following keywords: immature, incisor and pu...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) intends these guidelines to define, describe appearances, and set forth objectives for general management of acute traumatic dental injuries rather than recommend specific treatment procedures that have been presented in considerably more detail in textbooks and the dental/medical literature. Methods This guideline is an update of the p...

AIM The aim of the present study was to identify some factors related to the occurrence of dental trauma in mixed and permanent dentition. DESIGN OF THE STUDY Over a period of two months 1325, 6 to 18 year olds from three primary schools in Valencia were examined. Data was collected through clinical examinations and interviews and their Dental trauma was classified according to IADT's criteri...

Dental trauma as a result of anaesthesia practice is a relevant issue concerning morbidity and litigation. The investigator aimed to consolidate pertinent information on this issue to aid in the redressal of such an occurrence. A review of this relevant literature alongwith the author's suggestions towards the management of the various kinds of dental trauma sustained as a result of anaesthesia...

SUMMARY Although dental injuries are common occurrences at swimming pools, there are very few publications about them. The purpose of this study was to interview pool attendants at public swimming pools/bathing resorts in Switzerland on lip and dental injuries in 2007. The questions focussed on their knowledge of first aid, the frequency and accident site of lip and tooth trauma, as well as the...

INTRODUCTION Trauma to primary and permanent teeth and their supporting structures is one of the most common dental problems seen in children. The prognosis of traumatized teeth depends on timely attention with prompt and appropriate treatment, which often relies on knowledge of the teachers who may be present at the place of accidents. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate via a question...

Dental trauma generally requires multidisciplinary planning and treatment for good prognosis. When immature teeth are traumatized to a degree where pulp necrosis ensues, the objective of root canal treatment should be apexogenesis and root maturation. Apexification of the root is the conventional choice, which involves cleaning the canal and filling it with a temporary medication that stimulate...

Anti-dentin autoantibodies are associated with inflammatory root resorption in permanent teeth and are modulated by dental trauma and orthodontic force. However, it is not known whether deciduous tooth trauma can stimulate the development of a humoral immune response against dentin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of salivary SIgA reactivity against human dentin extract in youn...