title: Traumatic tooth injuries to primary teeth of children aged 0-3 years.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze data according to gender, age, cause, number of traumatized teeth, type of tooth and trauma, from the records of traumatized children (0-3 years) referred to the Ondokuz Mayis University, Dental Faculty, Department of Pedodontics in middle Black Sea region of Turkey. A total of 563 boys and girls participated in the study. Traumatic dental injuries were recorded using the classification of the World Health Organization modified slightly by Andreasen & Andreasen. Traumatic dental injuries were identified in 17.4% of the children. The largest percentage of injuries were in the 13-18 months old children with no significant gender differences (P > 0.05). Periodontal tissue injuries were the most common (84.7%) with no statistical difference between different ages or gender (P > 0.05). The main etiological factor of traumatic dental injury was falls (73.5%) and it was not different between age and gender (P > 0.05). The maxillary central incisors were involved in a higher percentage of traumatic injuries (98%), with no differences between the right and the left sides (P > 0.05). Treatment was sought for 37.4% of children within 1-7 days. It is suggested that parents should be informed about prevention of traumatic injuries and to contact a dentist immediately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Ondokuz Mayis University Dental Faculty, Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avşar
authors.forename: Bengi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D010519:Periodontium / Q000293:injuries*; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology