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- Title
Occurrence of tooth injuries in patients treated in hospital environment in the region of Araçatuba, Brazil during a 6-year period.
- Authors
Gulinelli, Jéssica Lemos; Saito, Célia Tomiko Matida Hamata; Garcia‐Júnior, Idelmo Rangel; Panzarini, Sônia Regina; Poi, Wilson Roberto; Sonoda, Celso Koogi; Jardim, Èllen Cristina Gaetti; Faverani, Leonardo Perez
- Abstract
Dental trauma has been considered as a public health problem that affects mainly children and youngsters and due to its impact on the patient’s quality of life. This study presents the results of a 6-year survey of the occurrence and characteristics of dental trauma in patients admitted to the Service of Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Traumatology of the School of Dentistry of Araçatuba (UNESP, Brazil) after emergency care in hospital facilities in the region of Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. For such purpose, the clinical files of patients treated at the Service between 1999 and 2005 were reviewed. Information regarding gender, age, number of traumatized teeth, etiology and diagnosis of the trauma was collected from the files of patients with tooth injuries and recorded in case report forms specifically designed for this purpose. The results showed that from a total of 4112 patients admitted to the Service within the surveyed period, 266 (6.5%) had tooth injuries (172 males – 64.7%; 94 females – 35.3%). The total number of traumatized teeth was 496. Most patients belonged to the 16–20 year-old age group (20.3%) and the most frequent causes of tooth injuries were bicycle accidents (28.6%), motorcycle accidents (19.2%) and falls (18.8%). Injuries to the periodontal tissues were the most frequent type of tooth injuries (408 teeth; 82.26%), occurring in 118 primary and 290 permanent teeth. Among the injuries to the periodontal tissues, avulsion was the most common (32.86%) (29.41% for primary and 34.0% for permanent teeth), followed by extrusive luxation (19.15%) (25.21% for primary and 17.24% for permanent teeth). In conclusion, in the surveyed population, cases of tooth injuries were more frequent in males aged 16–20 years old due to cyclist accidents with predominance of injuries to the periodontal tissues, in particular, avulsions.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TEETH injuries; DENTISTRY; DENTAL emergencies; TOOTH care &; hygiene; MOTORCYCLING accidents; MEDICAL emergencies
- Publication
Dental Traumatology, 2008, Vol 24, Issue 6, p640
- ISSN
1600-4469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00673.x