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. 2014 Mar 30;3(1):e18127.
doi: 10.5812/atr.18127. eCollection 2014 Mar.

Traumatic dental injuries among 12-15-year-old-school children in panchkula

Amandeep Chopra  1 , Manav Lakhanpal  1 , Nc Rao  1 , Nidhi Gupta  1 , Shelja Vashisth  1
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Traumatic dental injuries among 12-15-year-old-school children in panchkula

Amandeep Chopra et al. Arch Trauma Res. .

Abstract

Background: Traumatic dental injury (TDI) in children and adolescents has become one of the most serious dental public health problems. Despite such a high prevalence of dental trauma, very less attention has been paid to TDI, its etiology, and prevention.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of anterior tooth traumatic dental injuries in 12-15-year-old school children of Panchkula district, India, and to find any correlation with the cause, gender, extent of overbite as well as over-jet, and previous treatment.

Patients and methods: A multistage sample of 12-15-year-old school children (n = 810) in Panchkula district, Haryana, was selected. The children were screened using WHO criteria for oral examination and a trained dental surgeon examined the children. Those with clinical TDI were examined further for the type of traumatic injuries using Elis classification modified by Holland. Overjet and overbite were recorded. After examination, questions regarding the cause of trauma and its treatment were asked. Data were subjected to statistical analysis using the Chi square and Mantel-Haenszel tests by SPSS version 20.0.

Results: The results showed that out of 810 children, 86 (10.2 %) had TDI. Males had higher prevalence of trauma than females (P < 0.05). The common cause of trauma was fall (51.11%) followed by sports injuries (41.86%). Enamel-dentin fracture without pulpal involvement was the most common type of trauma and the most frequent involved teeth were maxillary central incisors. A significant association was observed between overjet and overbite and trauma. Only 3.5% of the children affected with trauma had received treatment.

Conclusions: The prevalence of traumatic injuries to permanent incisors in 12-15-year-old Panchkula school children was relatively high. TDI was associated with gender, overjet, and lip competence. There was a great unmet treatment need.

Keywords: Dental Occlusion, Traumatic; Prevalence; Risk Factors.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Traumatic Dental Injuries Classified According to Type of Teeth Injured
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Traumatic Dental Injuries Classified According to Type of Fracture
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Treatment Received for Traumatic Dental Injuries
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