Traumatic injuries to the incisors in children of South Kanara District. A prevalence study.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
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2002 Sep; 20(3): 107-13
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-114932
ABSTRACT
Trauma to the teeth is a commonly encountered problem. Many studies have stated the prevalence of traumatic injuries, range from 4% to 19.5%. In the present study, the prevalence of traumatic injuries to incisors teeth was studied. The unique feature of this study was that it related the associated causes with the severity of fractures (fracture types). In the present study prevalence was found to be 13.8% and this was associated with various factors such as age group involved, sex, place of injury and the overjet of the dentition.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tooth Fractures
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Sex Factors
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
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Age Factors
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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