background and aims. dental trauma is an important oral health problem in children that requires immediate and appropriate management for long term success. the aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of elementary school teachers about emergency management of traumatic dental injuries in children. materials and methods. a total of 163 teachers from 21 elementary schools from mashhad, i...

Earlier clinical and bioarchaeological studies found that injury recidivists were most likely to be young adult males. Since then, the clinical meaning of the injury recidivist has expanded to include all individuals with multiple injuries, and other aspects of health have been considered. Our study sought to apply these advances to paleopathology and place multiple injuries in a wider context ...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to investigate the association between dental injuries and facial fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a prospective study of 273 patients examined at a level 1 trauma center in Switzerland from September 2005 until August 2006 who had facial fractures. Medical history and clinical and radiologic examination findings were recorded to evaluate demograp...

BACKGROUND Traumatic dental injury (TDI) in children and adolescents has become one of the most serious dental public health problems. Despite such a high prevalence of dental trauma, very less attention has been paid to TDI, its etiology, and prevention. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of anterior tooth traumatic dental injuries in 12-15-year-old school children of Panchkula district,...

OBJECTIVE This investigation assessed two methods for estimating epidemiologic indicators of oral health status among children: (1) a visual-only screening, performed independently by a dental hygienist and a registered nurse; and (2) a parent- or guardian-completed questionnaire. The indicators included dichotomous variables measuring dental caries and treatment needs, presence of sealants, in...