@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and associated factors of traumatic dental injuries in Brazilian school children",
journal="Journal of public health dentistry",
year="2010",
author="Bendo, Cristiane B. and Paiva, Saul M. and Oliveira, Ana C. and Goursand, Daniela and Torres, CS and Pordeus, Isabela A. and Vale, Miriam Pimenta Parreira",
volume="70",
number="4",
pages="313-318",
abstract="Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence of traumatic dental injury (TDI) and associated factors in the permanent incisors of Brazilian schoolchildren. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 1,612 male and female children aged 11 to 14 attending public and private elementary schools in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select the children. Oral examinations were performed by calibrated examiners for the diagnosis of TDI (criteria proposed by Andreasen) and dental caries [Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT)]. The Social Vulnerability Index was used for socioeconomic classification. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and the Poisson regression model. Results: The prevalence of TDI was 17.1%. Falls (43.6%) were the most common cause of TDI, mainly at home (41.8%). Boys were more affected than girls. There was no statistically significant association between TDI and socioeconomic status. The adjusted results revealed that TDI was significantly associated with DMFT [1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06 to 1.16] and overjet (1.15, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.31). Conclusions: TDI was associated with dental caries and overjet and was not influenced by socioeconomic status.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4006",
doi="10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00190.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00190.x"
}