title: The impact of tooth avulsion on daily life performance using the Brazilian OIDP index in children and young adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The evaluation of orofacial damage is an emerging branch in the forensic sciences, specifically in forensic odontology and medicine. One of the major limitations during the evaluation of forensic orofacial damages is establishing the consolidation date of acquired lesions. The consolidation date is defined as the moment from which orofacial damages are considered irreversible.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To stress the relevance of knowing the consolidation date in children who underwent orofacial trauma, and to enhance forensic expertise on the evaluation of dentomaxillofacial damages.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-six patients, aged between 11 and 31 years old, treated at the dental clinics of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were selected for forensic orofacial evaluation. All the patients presented at least one traumatically avulsed tooth and a temporary partial denture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age for the traumatic avulsion was 10,3 years old. The mean time for the placement of a prosthesis was 2,9 years after the initial consultation. The mean time for the use of prosthesis was 2,2 years. No significant differences were observed regarding orofacial damage outcomes between patients younger or older than 18 years of age. It was observed that patients using temporary removable partial dentures presented a 3,6-fold greater possibility of developing socially significant sequels if compared with patients using temporary fixed partial dentures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowing the consolidation date of orofacial damageenables the prediction of the potential development of social sequels in children and adolescents who isaster victim identification (DVI) is an intensive and demanding task involving specialists from various disciplines. The forensic dentist is one of the key persons who underwent traumatic dental avulsion.
authors.affiliation: Odontology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais. Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouchardet
authors.affiliation: Bastos, JV - Odontology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Ilma
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: de Souza Gruppioni Cortes
authors.affiliation: Odontology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais. Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilela Bastos
authors.affiliation: IACM Legal Medicine, University of Porto. Portugal.
authors.forename: Ines Alexandra
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Costa de Morais Caldas
authors.forename: Morais
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.affiliation: Forensic Odontology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Belgium.
authors.forename: Ademir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science. Portugal.
authors.forename: Duarte Nuno
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Pessoa Vieira
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000523:psychology; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011788:Quality of Life; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012904:Smiling; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult