title: Epidemiology of traumatised primary teeth in the west-Mediterranean region of Turkey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the incidence, aetiological factors and results of dental trauma on primary dentition of the children referred to the Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Paedodontics in a two year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty four children (50 boys and 34 girls) with 159 affected deciduous teeth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of trauma was slightly higher in boys (59.5%). The age of the children ranged from 9 months to 6 years and the peak ages for trauma were 3 years and 5 years of age in respective genders. Falls were the most frequent cause of traumatic dental injuries (29.7%) and luxations were the most common type of trauma with 135 cases (84.9%). The most frequently performed treatment options were examination and follow up only (37.7%). Half of the cases (51.1%) were referred to our clinic in the first week after the trauma occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest that a preventive educational programme should be instituted, directed at parents and teachers at nursery schools, in order to inform them about what to do in dental trauma cases and the importance of immediate attendance for dental care.
authors.affiliation: Süleyman Demirel Universitesi, Dis Hekimligi Fakültesi, Pedodonti Anabilim Dali Cünür Kampüsü, Isparta, Turkey. zuhal@med.sdu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kirzioğlu
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karayilmaz
authors.forename: M Semra Ozay
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Köseler Sentut
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology