title: Dentofacial trauma in children.
abstract: Most of the literature on dental injury pertains to the classification, incidence, prevalence, and treatment of fractured teeth. A major finding here is that the five leading causes of dentofacial injuries, regardless of severity, were falls, being struck by an object, bicycle accidents, assaults, and motor vehicle accidents.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D018677:Tooth Injuries