title: Assessment of dental trauma among cerebral palsy individuals in Udaipur city.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  (i) To assess the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in individuals with cerebral palsy and its possible relationship with type of palsy at Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. (ii) To assess the prevalence of temporomandibular joint symptoms in cerebral palsy individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  The total sample comprised of 281 cerebral palsy individuals in the age group of 10-35 years. Clinical examination for dental trauma was performed on the basis of Andreasen & Andreasen classification (1994). Chi-square test, multiple logistic and stepwise linear regression analyses were carried out to find out the relationship between cerebral palsy individuals with different independent variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings of the study indicated that there was highest prevalence of TDI in cerebral palsy patients with hemiplegia (40.6%) (P = 0.00). Stepwise and multiple logistic regression analyses showed that the best predictors for dental traumatic injuries was overjet and type of cerebral palsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients were most prone to TDI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. drsagarjalihal@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalihal
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagarajappa
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharda
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asawa
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*