Relationship of Traumatic Dental Injuries to the Permanent Anterior Teeth in Relation to Occlusal Relationship among 7-14 Years Old School Children - A Cross Sectional Survey

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Dental trauma is an irreversible pathologyand it is a commonly encountered problem in school childrenwhich after occurrence is characterized by lifelong debilitatingeffects because of physical, psychological discomfort andpain. Thus a study was conducted to assess the prevalence ofthe traumatic dental injuries to the permanent anterior teeth inrelation to occlusal relationship among 7-14 years old schoolchildren in Chitradurga townMaterial and Methods: Descriptive cross sectional studywas conducted among 3,363, 7-14 years old school childrenof Chitradurga Town. WHO (ICD-DA) 1995 Classificationwas used for assessing traumatic dental injuries and Angle’sclassification with Dewey’s Modification was used forrecording occlusal relationship. Fifteen Primary and HigherPrimary Schools and Five High schools were selected usingsimple random sampling procedure. Children aged 7-14 yearswere included in the study. Data was recorded using speciallydesigned proforma. The collected data was subjected tostatistical analysis.Results: Among 3,363 children examined prevalence rate was5.5% with higher prevalence in boys than girls. Prevalenceof traumatic dental injuries was more in the age group of10-12 years. Traumatic injuries of permanent anterior teethinvolved both maxillary and mandibular teeth with the higherprevalence in Maxillary anterior’s. Enamel fracture was thehighest (87.8%). Children with Class I type 2 and class IIdivision 1 occlusal relation exhibited very highly significantnumber of dental injuries.Conclusion: Prevalence of traumatic dental injuries wasmore in the age group of 10-12 years. Children with ClassI and class II division 1 occlusal relation exhibited veryhighly significant number of dental injuries than other type ofocclusal relationship