TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Prevalence and risk factors for traumatic dental injuries in adolescent children attending special needs schools in India: a comparative study
JO  - International journal of adolescent medicine and health
A1  - Kumar, Sandeep
A1  - Dixit, Garima
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are a serious dental health problem affecting adolescents and needs special attention. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine and compare the prevalence of TDIs in children attending special needs schools and normal school children and identify the risk factors for its occurrence. <br><br>METHODS: The study included 150 special needs school children and 300 normal school children in the 12-15 year age group. A questionnaire was prepared that collected information on socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents like age, sex, and details of the injury-event. The clinical examination was carried out using American Dental Association (ADA) type 3 technique following universal precautions. <br><br>RESULTS: The children attending special needs schools showed higher prevalence of TDIs than normal school children. Maxillary central incisors were the most commonly affected teeth. A majority of them showed injuries restricted to enamel fracture only and the most common cause for injury was "falling over". Logistic regression analysis showed that there was a significantly higher tendency for special needs children, boys, children with an overjet more than 3 mm, and inadequate lip closure to develop injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSION: TDIs were more prevalent in children attending special needs schools. An overjet more than 3 mm emerged as the strongest risk predictor. Effective policies need to be drafted to treat the injuries and correct the malocclusion.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0334-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2015-0114
ID  - ref1
ER  -