OBJECTIVE In contrast to epidemiologic studies on facial injuries reporting on dental trauma, facial bone fractures with dentoalveolar injuries, or soft tissue injuries individually, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall place of dental trauma in facial injuries. This was a retrospective investigation of the impact of sport, work, violence, traffic, household, and play accidents...

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 inju ries to the anterior primary teeth and deter mining factors in 2-5-year-old children in rasht, 2012. materials and methods: this research was a cross-section...

1,4-6Postgraduate Resident, 2Assistant Professor, 3Reader 1,3-5Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 2Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Buraydah Private College, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1,3-5Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India...

Traumatic dental injuries (TDI) is a common cause of tooth damage and loss in the young and adolescent age group. As children start to attend school and engage in various physical activities, trauma to the teeth, especially anterior teeth, becomes common. However it has been shown that the correct knowledge to manage TDI is not adequate among local physical education teachers, who are likely to...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of knowledge in the management of different scenarios of dental trauma in a population of Italian dentists. MATERIALS AND METHODS A closed-ended questionnaire consisting of 5 clinical cases of common traumatic dental injuries was asked to be filled out by dentists in the area of Milan, Italy. A total of 500 questionnaires were collected; af...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to assess the negative impact of dental caries on the OHRQoL of 8- to 10-year-old Brazilian children. METHODS This population-based case-control study involved 546 children (8-10 years old), 182 cases with a high negative impact on OHRQoL and 364 controls with a low negative impact on OHRQoL. Children's OHRQOL was measured using the Child Perceptions Qu...

Children have boundless energy, so, they are continuously engaged in some or the other physical activity. It is seen that when child reaches school age, accidents in the school environment in the form of falls, injuries due to contact sports, fights, abuse, etc. are very common and the main cause of traumatic dental injuries. Trauma may vary from minor enamel chipping or avulsion to extensive m...

Traumatic dental injuries often occur in children aged 7-12 years during school hours. However, most teachers are not aware of first aid for traumatic injuries. There 2 types elementary schools, namely public schools and private schools. This study aims to explain the difference knowledge about injury its management between teachers. Analytical research was conducted using a cross sectional app...

AIM To systematically review epidemiological articles assessing traumatic dental injuries (TDI) rates according to the physical activity habits and nutritional status. METHODS A search was conducted using PubMed, ISI, Scopus, SciELO, LILACS, and gray literature in Brazilian Theses Databank. We searched for dental trauma, traumatic dental injuries, tooth injuries, tooth fractures, physical act...