Most pediatric dentists provide clinical and after-hours care for dental injuries in their private offices, clinics and hospitals. They are trained and capable to perform the surgery, fracture reduction, splinting and single root endodontic treatment that are part and parcel of dental trauma management. However, for many clinicians, specialists included, dental trauma cases present infrequently...

replacement and reattachment of a newly detached composite tooth pontic is sometimes justified because of shape, color, function and patient satisfaction. the aim of this case report is to describe a new method using rigid tray technique for exact replacement and reattachment of acceptable detached composite tooth pontic

This literature review evaluates the significance of dental injuries and their relationship to specific sports activities. Many studies have been published on individual sports or groups of sports but most pertain to specific age groups or levels of competition. Research suggests that many sports that do not require mouthguards should encourage male and female participants to use orofacial prot...

Introduction: Dental trauma is a very significant problem in primary dentition. It has a physical, esthetic and psychological impact on the child and his/her parents. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of traumatic inju‌ries to the anterior primary teeth and deter‌mining factors in 2-5-year-old children in Rasht, 2012. Materials and Methods: This research was a cross-sectio...

BACKGROUND Dental trauma occur in childhood and adolescence with consequences in time and costs for both patient and family. The scientific knowledge of these matters is scarce. For some individuals, dental trauma will result in long, time-consuming and costly treatments in childhood which will continue into adulthood. AIM The thesis aimed to increase the knowledge of incidence, risk, treatme...

BACKGROUND The study presents a geographical analysis of dental trauma in a population of 12 and 15 year-old school-children, in the city of Curitiba, Brazil (n = 1581), using a database obtained in the period 2005-2006. The main focus is to analyze dental trauma using a geographic information system as a tool for integrating social, environmental and epidemiological data. METHODS Geostatisti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of dental trauma and impaired esthetics on the quality of life (QoL) of preschool children and their relatives. METHODS Study conducted with 192 children aged 2 to 5 years in 11 preschools in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, South of Brazil. Parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire on quality of life (Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impa...

BACKGROUND Traumatic dental injuries present complex injuries of the dentoalveolar system. Aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and patterns of traumatic dental injuries in a University dental emergency service over four years. METHODS A retrospective investigation on all dental trauma patients presenting at the dental emergency service of the University Medical Center Mainz, Ge...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study, was to investigate the incidence of traumatic dental injuries in the first year of life and their associated factors. METHODS Five hundred children were recruited at the outset of the cohort (at birth); 397 had an initial assessment at 6 months (investigation of demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental variables), and 378 were examined for dental trauma...