Traumatic Dental Injuries to the Permanent Dentition

Traumatic dental injuries (TDI) is a common cause of tooth damage and loss in the young and adolescent age group. As children start to attend school and engage in various physical activities, trauma to the teeth, especially anterior teeth, becomes common. However it has been shown that the correct knowledge to manage TDI is not adequate among local physical education teachers, who are likely to face such injuries on a daily basis (Chan et al 2001). Other causes of TDI are road traffic accident and violence, including child abuse. Proclined incisors predispose an individual to injuries.