@article{ref1,
title="A 3-year retrospective study of traumatic dental injuries to the primary dentition",
journal="Dental traumatology",
year="2021",
author="Casamassimo, Paul S. and Özgür, Beste and McTigue, Dennis J. and Güngör, Hamdi Cem and Ünverdi, Gizem Erbaş",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND/AIMS: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in the primary dentition are a significant public health problem, which has been neglected worldwide. Despite its  high prevalence, limited studies address this injury. The aim of this study was to  determine the characteristics and treatment modalities of TDIs affecting primary  teeth, along with accompanying medical co-morbidities and attendance at follow-up  appointments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective analysis included all TDIs  affecting primary teeth from January 2014 to January 2017. Data abstraction included  demographics, time lapse prior to arrival at hospital, trauma etiology,  classification of TDIs, soft tissue and supporting bone injuries, medical  co-morbidities, emergency treatment, follow-up appointments and prognosis. <br><br>RESULTS:  Records of 283 children with 536 traumatized primary teeth were reviewed. The median  age was 2 years and the maxillary right central incisor (35.1%) was the most  frequently injured tooth. Almost half the patients, 46.3%, sought treatment after  24 h. Periodontal tissue injuries (97.2%) predominated TDIs for which fall accidents  (82.0%) were the most encountered cause. Most patients (177/283) had accompanying  soft tissue/supporting bone injuries and 67.2% had multiple traumatized teeth. Seventy percent of the patients were examined only or were prescribed medication. Survival time following TDIs was unknown in 67.7% of traumatized teeth due to  non-attendance at follow-up appointments. Most patients (55.1%) did not attend the  follow-up appointments. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: TDIs occurred in the primary dentition with the  predominance of periodontal tissue injuries. When TDI was the presenting problem to  hospital, accompanying systemic injury was rare. Treatment modalities were mostly  limited to examination or extraction. The follow-up appointments were poorly  attended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1600-4469",
doi="10.1111/edt.12657",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/edt.12657"
}