title: Traumatic dental injuries in 3- to 13-year-old boys in Monterrey, Mexico.
abstract: The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze, by age, the prevalence of traumatic injuries to primary and permanent incisors, and their distribution according to type in a group of boys from private schools in Monterrey, Mexico. The sample consisted of 1010 boys aged 3-13 years enrolled in 4 private schools in the city. Garcia-Godoy's classification for traumatic injuries was used. The prevalence of injuries was 28.4%; 72.2% of the 4-year-olds examined presented signs of traumatic dental injuries. Thirty-seven percent of the 11-year-olds examined had evidence of traumatic dental injuries. The most common type of injury in the primary and permanent dentitions was enamel fracture (58.5% and 69.6%, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garcia-Godoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018677:Tooth Injuries