Trauma to primary teeth of South African pre-school children.
A clinical survey of 1466 children of typical South African communities showed a prevalence rate of primary tooth trauma of 15%. Trauma was least common at age 1-2 years (10.7%) and most common at 4-5 years (20.6%). The commonest trauma seen was fracture of enamel only (71.8%) followed by fracture of dentine (11.2%), tooth loss (8.2%) and discolouration without other sign of injury (5.6%).
Hargreaves
J A
JA
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Cleaton-Jones
P E
PE
Roberts
G J
GJ
Williams
S
S
Matejka
J M
JM
D017677:Age Distribution; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000453:epidemiology; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*