@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of dental trauma children aged 1-3 years in Joao Pessoa (Brazil)",
journal="European archives of paediatric dentistry: official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry",
year="2007",
author="Beltrão, E. M. and Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite and Albuquerque, S. S. L. and Duarte, R. C.",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="141-143",
abstract="AIM: This was to determine the prevalence and distribution of traumatic injuries to primary anterior teeth in children from 1 to 3 years-old. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out through clinical examination of the primary dentitions of preschool children enrolled in public nursery schools in Joao Pessoa (Brazil). A total of 293 boys and girls participated in the study. The children were clinically examined for signs of trauma according to Andreasen's classification. RESULTS: Traumatic injuries were identified in 10.2% of children. The largest percentage of injuries was demonstrated by 2-3 years-old, with no significant difference between boys and girls. The most common type of injury was enamel fracture and enamel-dentine fracture. The maxillary central incisor was the most vulnerable to injury, without differences between the right and left side. STATISTICS: The data were entered in the SPSS program, and the chi square test was used with a 5% significance level. CONCLUSION: The primary dentition was most affected by fracture of enamel, especially the maxillary central incisor teeth, in patients between 2 and 3 years of age. There is a need of providing adequate preventive and treatment care for preschool children.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1818-6300",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}