A retrospective study of traumatic dental injuries in a brazilian dental urgency service
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2010
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Epidemiologic aspects of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) were evaluated in the permanent dentition in a sample of 847 patients treated
at the Dental Urgency Service of the Dental School of the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, between May 2000 and May 2008.
The statistical treatment analyzed data from frequency distribution and chi-square test. The level of significance was set at 5% for all
analyses. The results showed a higher incident among males (610; 72.01%) with mean age of 6-10 year-old. Uncomplicated crown
fracture (without pulp exposure) (502; 26.95%), avulsion (341; 18.30%) and complicated crown fracture (with pulp exposure) (330;
17.71%) were the most prevalent TDI. The prevalence of trauma throughout the years showed proportionality, being observed a larger
number of cases between July and September (249; 29.39%). The most affected teeth were the maxillary central incisors (65.65%),
followed by the maxillary left lateral incisors (19.67%). In 311 participants (18.25%), only one tooth was involved, while in most pa-
tients (536; 81.75%), TDI occurred in more than one tooth. Significant proportion (82.27%) of traumatized teeth presented completely
formed root apex. The main etiologic factors involved in TDI were falls (51.71%), traffic accidents (22.90%) and violence (5.67%).
Based on the obtained data, it may be concluded that accurate policies of TDI prevention must be established, capable of stimulating
the exposure of appropriate protocols for management of these lesions. The prevalence of TDI in Goiânia subpopulation is compared
to the prevalence reported in epidemiological studies in others populations.
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Traumatic dental injury, Dental education, tooth injuries, Avulsion, Epidemiology
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GUEDES, Orlando Aguirre et al. A retrospective study of traumatic dental injuries in a brazilian dental urgency service. Brazilian Dental Journal, Ribeirão Preto, v. 21, n. 2, p. 153-157, 2010.