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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the factors associated with the occurrence of dental trauma in children up to six years of age and describe the results of clinical follow-up and possible sequelae. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out with data collected from the dental records of 96 pediatric patients up to 6 years old with traumatized primary teeth who sought care from the. Pediatric Dental Trauma project of a private university in the city of Rio de Janeiro from July 2014 to July 2017, and who had clinical and radiographic follow-up for up to three months as of their initial visit. Results: 96 children (58.3% boys and 41.7% girls) included who presented 166 traumatized primary teeth. Intrusion was the most observed type of trauma and in 45.8% of cases, the care occurred one-week post trauma. The maxillary central incisors were the most affected teeth (97.6%). The prognosis of the dental elements with more than 3 months of follow-up was considered favorable, and 59.6% of the teeth did not present any clinical or radiological sequelae. Oral hygiene instruction and monitoring were the most common approaches. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental trauma in the present study was high and occurred mainly in domestic settings. The upper central incisors were the teeth that suffered the most injuries. The presence of patients at follow-up visits was an important factor for the positive result in most cases.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Oral Hygiene , Tooth, Deciduous , Retrospective Studies , Tooth Injuries/diagnosis , Incisor/injuries , Universities , Brazil/epidemiology , Dental Records , Prevalence , Pediatric Dentistry , Statistics, NonparametricABSTRACT
Os traumatismos por projétil de arma de fogo são frequentes na prática bucomaxilofacial. As lesões causadas por esses projéteis e fragmentos constituem um desafio ao cirurgião, resultando em consequências estéticas e funcionais devastadoras. A atenção e a conduta terapêutica precisa visam à diminuição de complicações e sequelas. Vários fatores influenciam neste tipo de ferimento, tornando complexo o tratamento inicial e o definitivo pela imprevisibilidade desses. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar os aspectos técnicos do tratamento, através de uma revisão de literatura, bem como relatar um caso de trauma de face causado por projétil de arma de fogo, propondo a necessidade de um protocolo de atendimento baseado num maior conhecimento balístico e fisiopatológico objetivando diminuir a morbimortalidade.
Injuries caused by firearms projectiles are common in maxillofacial practice. These injuries constitute a challenge to the surgeon because they may have aesthetic and functional devastating consequences. Attention and precise therapy aim at reducing complications and sequelae. Several factors influence this type of injury, making complex initial care and definitive treatment more complex due to their unpredictability. The aim of this work was to present the technical aspects involved in the treatment, through a literature review and report the case of a patient with facial trauma caused by a firearm projectile; and suggests that a service protocol based on greater knowledge about ballistic pathophysiology is required in order to decrease the morbidity and mortality of this type of trauma.