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Traumatic injuries to anterior teeth among schoolchildren in Malaysia
Author(s) -
NikHussein Nik Noriah
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2001.170402.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , anterior teeth , maxillary central incisor , dental trauma , permanent teeth , incisor , orthodontics
– Evidence of traumatized permanent incisors was recorded as part of a national oral health survey of schoolchildren in Malaysia. A total of 4085 schoolchildren aged 16 years were examined. The prevalence of injury was 4.1% and it was significantly higher in males than females, with a ratio of 2:1. Almost 75% of the subjects had one tooth affected. Out of a total of 200 fractured teeth, 78.0% involved the maxillary central incisors. A high level of untreated traumatized teeth (89%) was noted. However, of the untreated traumatized teeth, only 9% presented with problems such as discoloration of tooth, sinus or abscess formation.