TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The Prevalence of Traumatic Dental Injuries: A 24-month Survey
JO  - Journal of dentistry for children (AAPD)
A1  - Shayegan, Amir
A1  - De Maertelaer, V.
A1  - Vanden Abbeele, Astrid
SP  - 194
EP  - 199
VL  - 74
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of the present investigation was to assess the prevalence of dental traumatic injuries in children referred to Queen Fabiola Children's Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium. This study was based on the clinical data of 457 traumatized teeth in 214 children. Most injuries involved 2 teeth (51%). Of these, maxillary central incisors were the most affected teeth (89%). The highest frequency of trauma occurred between 2 and 4 years of age. Falls were the most common cause of injury in both girls and boys. The most common type of injury in the primary and permanent teeth was subluxation. Gingival and mucosal laceration was the most common type of soft tissue lesion (61%). Only 42% of children came for dental treatment on the same day that they were injured.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1551-8949
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -