Oro-facial and dental injuries are of particular importance as dental tissues have a low potential for recovery when damaged and such injuries can give rise to functional, aesthetic and psychological disfigurement. Also their repair can be costly, distressing and time consuming. This study sought to clarify the nature and severity of oro-facial injuries amongst rugby players in a first division...

Oro-facial and dental injuries are of particular importance as dental tissues have a low potential for recovery when damaged and such injuries can give rise to functional, aesthetic and psychological disfigurement. Also their repair can be costly, distressing and time consuming. This study sought to clarify the nature and severity of oro-facial injuries amongst rugby players in a first division...

Although suspension laryngoscopy (SL) is routinely used in operative laryngology, no prospectively gathered data on the complications of this procedure have so far been available. We prospectively analyzed 339 consecutive procedures for intervention-related complications. The survey included preoperative dental status and assessment of postoperative dental, mucosal, and nerve injuries. Minor mu...

To assess the causes and pattern of traumatic dental injuries in children presenting for care at a tertiary health care facility. This was a prospective study with sample consisting of patients who attended the Paediatric Dental Clinic in a period of nine months. Data, including clinical and radiographic examinations were collected using the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recomm...

Adv Dent & Oral Health 4(1) : ADOH.MS.ID.555628 (2017) Introduction Traumatic dental injuries are common among pediatric dental patients. Approximately 20-30% of children have suffered dental injuries by the age of 12 [1]. Intrusion injuries, though considered rare in the permanent dentition [2], are seen more frequently in the pediatric population [3]. Intrusion is defined as a displacement of...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To measure the prevalence of anterior teeth trauma in 9- to 14-year-old schoolchildren and their association with predisposing factors, such as lip competence, molar relationship, overjet, and variables, such as age, gender, and cause of trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out among 3,012 schoolchildren aged 9 to 14 years in Navi...

Oro-facial and dental injuries are of particular importance as dental tissues have a low potential for recovery when damaged and such injuries can give rise to functional, aesthetic and psychological disfigurement. Also their repair can be costly, distressing and time consuming. This study sought to clarify the nature and severity of oro-facial injuries amongst rugby players in a first division...

AIMS The aims of the study were: to assess the prevalence of traumatic injuries to the teeth of 4- to 6-year-old children living in Gulbarga City, India, to determine prevalence of such dental traumatic injuries at the ages of 4, 5, and 6 years and to compare the prevalence of these injuries between male and female children. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was performed. It consisted of a cl...

BACKGROUND Needle stick injury has been identified as the foremost health allied concern and the specialty of dentistry is not an exception. Its incidence can be reduced when a dental practitioner is completely proverbial to the standard cross-infection control measures. This study was intended to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among the dental practitioners regarding Needle Stick...