title: Prevalence and Etiology of Traumatic Injuries to the Anterior Teeth among 5 to 8 Years Old School Children in Mathura City, India: An Epidemiological Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth among the 5 to 8 years old children attending the schools in Mathura city.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1657 children of the age groups: 5, 6, 7 and 8 years from 20 schools situated in various parts of Mathura city were included in this study, utilizing stratified cluster random sampling method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth in 5 to 8 years old age group was found to be 2.7%. Males accounted for 3.1% whereas females accounted for 2.3%. Overall, males experienced more traumatic injuries than the females with male to female ratio of 1.8:1. The etiology of traumatic injuries was mostly due to falls, followed by bicycle accidents, collisions, violence and bike accidents in that order. How to cite this article: Gojanur S, Yeluri R, Munshi AK. Prevalence and Etiology of Traumatic Injuries to the Anterior Teeth among 5 to 8 Years Old School Children in Mathura City, India: An Epidemiological Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(3):172-175.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gojanur
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramakrishna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yeluri
authors.affiliation: Former Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics, KD Dental College and Hospital Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Autar Krishen
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Munshi
keywords: Anterior teeth; Dental trauma; Epidemiology.