title: Children presenting with dental trauma are more hyperactive than controls as measured by the ADHD rating scale IV.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Previous studies in the dental traumatology literature have proposed an association between incidence of dental trauma and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of comorbid dental trauma and ADHD in children  presenting for both trauma-related and routine dental care.
  
  
  METHODS
  An Institutional Review Board-approved case group series study examined both populations using the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rating scale IV (ARS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were collected from 161 children.  There were no differences in overall ARS score or in the inattentiveness subscale. Children with a confirmed recent history of dental trauma did score higher on the hyperactivity/impulsivity subscale (P<.001). There was no difference in subjects scoring above the 90th percentile on the  ARS based on group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children presenting with dental trauma scored a higher baseline level of hyperactivity/impulsivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. thikkurissy.1@osu.du
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thikkurissy
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McTigue
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Coury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications*