title: A retrospective study on traumatic dental and soft-tissue injuries in preschool children in Zagreb, Croatia.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze data according to gender, age, cause, number of traumatized teeth, time elapsed before treatment and type of tooth from the records of traumatized children. A retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at the University Dental Clinic in Zagreb, Croatia using the documentation of 128 patients (61 males and 67 females) aged 1 month to 6 years with injuries of primary teeth between February 2009 and January 2013. Trauma was seen in 217 primary teeth, which implies that the number of injured primary teeth was 1.69 per child. The maxillary central incisors were the most frequently affected teeth (81.1%), they were followed by maxillary lateral incisors, while the least affected were mandibular central incisors. Traumatic dental injuries involved periodontal tissue 2.82 times more frequently than hard dental and pulp tissue. The main cause of teeth injury was fall (67.2%) and the majority of injuries occurred at home (51.6%) (p<0.05). Of 128 patients who received treatment 71 (55.5%) also had soft-tissue injuries. The distribution of soft-tissue injuries by gender (35 males, 36 females) was not statistically significant. Comparing children with soft-tissue injuries and those without them, a statistically significant difference was found in the time of arrival (p<0.01). The results of this study showed the need of informing about preventive measures against falls at home and the methods of providing first aid in dental trauma injuries.
authors.affiliation: Private practice,Specialized practice of dental prosthodontics I. Sušnik Vuletić, Žitna 8, 44000, Sisak, Croatia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vuletić
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Dental practice with dental laboratory B. Tot, Bana Berislavića 6a, 21000, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Škaričić
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Dental practice I. Mršić, Hrvatskog sokola 59, 10000, Zagreb; Ortoimplant dental spa, Ilica 283, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Batinjan
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Dental practice I. Mršić, Hrvatskog sokola 59, 10000, Zagreb; Ortoimplant dental spa, Ilica 283, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Zdenko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Trampuš
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Gunduliceva 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Čuković Bagić
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Gunduliceva 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jurić
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017523:Croatia; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology