TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Traumatic dental injuries in an urban adolescent population in Tirana, Albania
JO  - Dental traumatology
A1  - Thelen, Dorina Sula
A1  - Bårdsen, Asgeir
SP  - 284
EP  - 290
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
N2  - Aim: The aim of this study was to gather information about traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in an urban adolescent Albanian population. Material & methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out to acquire epidemiological data about TDI in the permanent incisors of Albanian adolescents. Participants (n = 2789) were adolescents of both genders, aged 16-18 years, attending public high schools in Tirana. Results: The occurrence of TDI in the incisors ranged from 8.9% of 16-year-olds to 10.5% of 18-year-olds. A greater proportion of boys (12.4%) had TDI compared with girls (7.7). The most commonly reported causes were collisions (27.5%) followed by physical leisure activities and sports (mainly cycling and swimming/diving) (14.1%) and falls (13.4%). Of the adolescents affected by TDI, 32% had unmet treatment need because of no or inadequate treatment. Adolescents living in districts with low socio-economic level had significantly more TDI with unmet treatment need than those living in districts with high socio-economic level. Conclusion: The occurrence of TDI among Albanian adolescents was moderate. Adolescents who came from low socio-economic districts had a greater probability of having TDI with unmet treatment need.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1600-4469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00918.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -