Oral Trauma constitutes one-fifth of total trauma among children. Dental trauma is the most frequent oral trauma of which tooth avulsion is the most serious injury . A common scenario that may be encountered by any football trainer is a child who comes up with a tooth is his hand. A quality and professional approach indeed enhance the prognosis of the avulsed tooth. What should parents or coach...

Maxillary occlusal radiographs of 233 children between 42 and 60 months old were examined for the presence or absence of atypical root resorption (ARR). In addition, the dental records of these children were examined to determine if an association existed between ARR, oral habits, documented trauma and overjet. Thirty-three (14.2%) of the patients had radiographic evidence of ARR of either maxi...

Background: Mechanical Ventilation in the intensive care unit is one of the most important interventions. Artificial airways are used to facilitate ventilation and endotracheal tubes are usually used for this matter. Unplanned extubation is one of the major complications of oral endotracheal intubation. In addition to extubation , tube movement can also cause trauma to oral cavity. Stabilizing ...

background: dry socket is one of the most prevalent complications occurring after tooth extraction. the prevalence of such condition has been reported to be highly different, ranging from 0.5 to 68.4%. the etiology and pathogenesis of this entity are not clearly known and many related predisposing factors have been discussed. the goal of this study was to evaluate the relative prevalence of thi...

background: dental traumas are common among children and adolescents in many societies posing health and social problems. the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence, etiology, types, and other epidemiologic aspects of dental trauma in children and adolescents (0-18 years old). methods: in this systematic meta-analytical review, data were collected s...

Background: Dental traumas are common among children and adolescents in many societies posing health and social problems. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence, etiology, types, and other epidemiologic aspects of dental trauma in children and adolescents (0-18 years old).   Methods: In this systematic meta-analytical review, data were collec...

AIMS The aims of this paper are to examine the relationship between psychological trauma symptoms and Type 2 diabetes prevalence, glucose control, and treatment modality among 3776 American Indians in Phase V of the Strong Heart Family Study. METHODS This cross-sectional analysis measured psychological trauma symptoms using the National Anxiety Disorder Screening Day instrument, diabetes by A...

IMPORTANCE The relatively high and possibly rising incidence of mouth squamous cell carcinoma in nonsmokers, especially women, without obvious cause has been noted by previous authors. Is chronic dental trauma and irritation a carcinogen, and what is its importance compared with human papillomavirus (HPV) oropharyngeal cancer in nonsmokers? OBJECTIVE To determine whether oral cavity cancers o...