The aim of the present study was to describe the frequency of dental injuries over a 10-year period, where a mouthguard was used in approximately 10% of intubation cases or endoscopying. The types of injury are presented and the use of different types of mouthguard is discussed. Among 120,086 procedures involving anaesthesia carried out in the period 1983-1992 at Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen...

This study investigates the frequency of injuries, in particular dental injuries, among ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes. It also examines the level of knowledge regarding tooth protection and tooth rescue boxes in this population. Of the 465 sportswomen and sportsmen who took part in the study, 230 (62.5%) of the 368 ski jumpers and 56 (56.5%) of the 97 Nordic combined athletes had sus...

Background and Aim: Dental injuries are one of the common problems in children. Considering that nowadays, more attention is being paid to dental health and that school health teachers play a key role in the management of dental injuries, this research was designed with the aim of determining the extent of the knowledge of elementary school health teachers of Tehran city on how to control stude...

introduction: the aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and etiology of traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in school children of the northeast of iran. the type of involved teeth, the place of injury and treatment quality as well as the relationship between tdi and anatomic predisposing factors such as overjet and lip coverage were evaluated. methods and materials: a to...

AIM To evaluate the risk factors of needle stick injuries (NSIs) sustained by undergraduate dental students and nurse students at the King's College London (KCL) Dental Institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study evaluated the incident reports relating to NSIs reported over a period of 2 years. Factors including the dental department, study year, and when the injury took place duri...

UNLABELLED This article aims to review current hypotheses on the aetiology and prevention of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injuries in relation to dental procedures. The inferior alveolar nerve can be damaged during many dental procedures, including administration of local anaesthetic, implant bed preparation and placement, endodontics, third molar surgery and other surgical interventions. Dama...

Radicular fractures in permanent teeth are uncommon injuries among dental traumas, being only 0.5-7% of the cases. Traumatic dental injuries occur more frequently in young patients, and vary in severity from enamel fractures to avulsions.The magnitude of these problems is confirmed by statistical data on the prevalence of dental trauma during childhood and adolescence.Fracture occurs often in t...

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...

Forsberg, in 1993 found the mean overjet of mild injuries was 4.3mm while that of children experiencing severe fractures was 5.0mm. (1) postnormal occlusion, (2) an overjet exceeding 4 mm, (3) short upper lip, (4) incompetent lips, and (5) mouth breathing were all factors which significantly increased susceptibility to traumatic dental injury. Dental injuries sustained during participation in s...

The aim of the study was to evaluate dental fear in children with and without dental injuries in a randomly selected children in Croatia (59 girls and 88 boys). Children were divided into three groups depending on dental trauma experience. They were also divided into two age groups: 5-8 and 9-12 years. Only dental trauma to the permanent teeth was included in the study. The CFSS-DS, CDAS and CM...