Traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth among South Kanara school children--a prevalence study.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
;
1998 Jun; 16(2): 44-51
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-114853
ABSTRACT
The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence and distribution of the traumatic injuries to anterior teeth among 4500 school children in the age group of 3 to 16 years from South Kanara District of Karnataka. Information concerning sex, age, cause of trauma, number of injured teeth, type of the teeth, lip competence, terminal plane relationship and the molar relationship were recorded. A total of 238 cases (5.29%) had incisor and canine fractures, which was more prevalent among the boys (72.27%) than the girls (27.73%). The leading cause of injury was undefined falls and the maxillary central incisors were commonly affected in both the primary and the permanent dentition. Enamel fracture was the most common form of injury noted. Class 1 Type 2 and Class 2 division 1 molar relationship cases exhibited significantly very high number of fractured teeth. Only 1.68% of the cases with traumatized teeth had undergone treatment.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos em Atletas
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Dente Decíduo
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Fraturas dos Dentes
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Acidentes por Quedas
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado
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Distribuição Normal
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Criança
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Assunto da revista:
Dentistry
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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