TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - A two-year retrospective study on the pattern of dental trauma and its etiology, northwest Ethiopia
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Teshome, Amare
A1  - Muche, Abebe
SP  - 216
EP  - 227
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia traumatic dental injury (TDI) is seriously neglected, regardless of its current increased incidence rate. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine the etiology and types of TDIs among traumatized patients admitted to Gondar University Hospital Dental Clinic (GUHDC) between September 2013 and August 2015. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study design was conducted using previous medical records of 309 patients. Records were retrieved, reviewed and analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 309 dental traumatic patients with a mean age of 24.32±5.47 were admitted to the GUHDC. It was found that TDIs were most frequent in males (80.3%), 21-30 age range (47.2%) and rural residents (58.3%). Interpersonal violence (74.1%) and road traffic accidents (23.3%) were the most common etiological factors. The study also revealed that maxillary central incisor was the most frequently affected tooth.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2017.0018
ID  - ref1
ER  -