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Traumatic dental injuries in preschoolchildren from Santo Domingo
Author(s) -
GarcíaGodoy Franklin,
MorbánLaucer Fernando,
Corominas Luis R.,
Franjul Rafaela A.,
Noyola Miriam
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01370.x
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , concussion , pediatrics , poison control , dental trauma , injury prevention , dentistry , emergency medicine , psychology , developmental psychology
The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze, by age and sex, 1) the prevalence of traumatic injuries to primary incisors and canines, and 2) their distribution according to type, in preschoolchildren from the city of Santo Domingo, in the Southern part of the Dominican Republic, which is located in the Caribbean Archipelago. The sample consisted of 800 children aged 3–5 years enrolled in 24 public‐ and private preschools. The prevalence of injuries was 35% (32.8 in boys and 37.2 in girls). The largest number of injuries was presented by the 5‐year‐old children. More girls suffered traumatic injuries than boys (not significantly) with a boy‐lo‐girl ratio of 0.9:1. Combining both sexes, the most common type of injury was the enameldentin fracture (32.6%). followed by enamel fracture (31.2%) and concussion (23.5%).