TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Traumatic dental injuries in adults attending a London-based trauma clinic in the UK: a seven-year survey
JO  - British dental journal
A1  - Djemal, Serpil
A1  - Aryafar, Mohammadreza
A1  - Petrie, Aviva
A1  - Polycarpou, Nectaria
A1  - Brady, Edward
A1  - Niazi, Sadia
SP  - 1022
EP  - 1028
VL  - 233
IS  - 12
N2  - Introduction This survey reports the incidence of traumatic dental injuries in an adult population attending an adult dental trauma clinic in a London teaching hospital.<br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective data were collected from patients attending an adult dental trauma clinic between 2012 and 2018.<br><br>RESULTS In total, 1,769 patients attended, with more men seen (1,030; 58.2%) compared to women (739; 41.8%) and this was statistically significant (p <0.05). The most common aetiological factor was an accidental fall (728; 41.15%), followed by assaults (413; 23.35%), bicycle accidents (253; 14.3%), sports injuries (132; 7.46%) and road traffic accidents (84; 4.75%). Lateral luxation (833) was the most common traumatic injury and this was followed by avulsions (362; 17%). Enamel-dentine fractures were the most common type of fracture injury (1,273; 64%).<br><br>DISCUSSION This retrospective survey attempts to report on the incidence of traumatic dental injuries in a London-based cohort of patients attending a specialised dental trauma clinic. In line with other reports, there were more men than women affected, which is probably attributed to behavioural activities.<br><br>CONCLUSION(s) Accidental falls are the most common cause of a traumatic dental injury, lateral luxation was the most common type of displacement injury and enamel-dentine fractures were the most common type of fracture injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-5313-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -