[Epidemiological profile of emergency care for dental and oral injuries in Brazil, 2006-2007].
Injuries resulting from accidents and violence occupy a key place in the current epidemiological scenario. The head and face are one of the main sites of lesions from external causes, especially dental and oral injuries. This article aims to present the epidemiological profile of emergency care for dental and oral lesions from external causes. The study used data from the Surveillance System for Violence and Accidents (VIVA) for the years 2006 and 2007. There were a total of 106,075 emergency visits involving external causes, of which 939 (~1%) presented dental and oral lesions. There were a majority or large proportions of males (65.5%), children < 10 years (44.3%), black individuals (66%), and individuals with low schooling (45.9%). High proportions of the injuries occurred at home (48.3%) or on public byways (30%). Frequent characteristics were cuts or puncture wounds (63.3%) and lesions resulting from falls (43%), traffic accidents (19.9%), and physical assault (13%).
Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil. mdm.mascarenhas@gmail.com
Marcio Denis Medeiros
MD
Mascarenhas
Marta Maria Alves da
MM
Silva
Deborah Carvalho
DC
Malta
Lenildo de
Ld
Moura
Paulo Sávio Angeiras de
PS
Goes
Simone Tetu
ST
Moysés
Otaliba Libânio de
OL
Morais Neto
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data