An unusual seat belt injury in a 7-year-old boy.
A luxation injury of a lower primary incisor in a 7-year-old boy was caused by the shoulder component of a seat belt. This highlights the increased risk of injury in children who are too large for safety seats but still too small for adult seat belts.
Lloyd
S J
SJ
Department of Child Dental Health, Dental Hospital and School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Welbury
R R
RR
D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D012307:Risk Factors; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000209:etiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*