The prevalence of crown injuries to frontal teeth at schoolchildren aged 6 to 14 and their effects on the periodontal tissue.
The research aims at emphasizing the interrelation between the social impact and the self-esteem of schoolchildren with dental crown fractures in the frontal group. Dental traumatic injuries are frequently met to schoolchildren, therefore, the prevention and interception of traumatic pathology within parents, teachers and children is more than necessary. Our statistical study intends to determine the prevalence of dental trauma to southwestern Romanian schoolchildren aged 6 to 14. The survey included a number of 1684 schoolchildren attending public schools, randomly chosen. Data were collected from October 2012 to December 2013. Clinical examination was conducted to assess the dental traumatic injuries. Age and gender distribution, etiological factors, risk factors and the cause of injuries were the parameters taken into consideration. The data collected was processed and analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) statistical software. The overall prevalence of dental trauma was 4.63% amongst the subjects examined. The maxillary central incisor was the most commonly affected tooth (85.19% in boys and 97.87% in girls). We observed a significant statistical difference in the number of children with one, two or three fractured teeth from the urban and rural areas. The percentage of schoolchildren with crown fractures that we examined was of 3.09% in the urban area and 1.54% in the rural area. The traumatic injuries of the maxillary upper teeth were most prevalent. Since the dental trauma of incisors has a strong impact on the quality of life of children and their families, health preventive policies are needed in order to avoid psychological implications on the lifelong existence of children affected.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; dagucicristi@yahoo.com.
Ionela Teodora
IT
Dascălu
Horia Octavian
HO
Manolea
Evantia
E
Coleş
Constantin
C
Dăguci
Marilena
M
Bătăiosu
Cristina Maria
CM
Andrei
Mihaela Jana
MJ
Ţuculină
Oana Andreea
OA
Diaconu
LuminiŢa
L
Dăguci
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D010519:Periodontium / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data