Dental and orofacial trauma in pony and horseback riding children.
An epidemiological survey was carried among pony and horseback riding children in nine pony and horseback riding clubs, Istanbul. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental trauma in young pony and horse riders. A total of 214 children were interviewed to determine the occurrence of dental trauma during pony and horseback riding. Some 2.3% of participants (n = 5) had already been affected by dental and orofacial trauma. Horse riders experienced dental and/or orofacial trauma significantly more than the pony riders. Results revealed that these children's awareness of dental trauma is limited while all of them (100%) wore helmets.
Caglar
Esber
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Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. caglares@yahoo.com
Sandalli
Nuket
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology