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Effect of trauma to the primary incisors on the alignment of their permanent successors in Israelis
Author(s) -
Brin Ilana,
BenBassat Yocheved,
Zilberman Yerucham,
Fuks Anna
Publication year - 1988
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.1600-0528.1988.tb01853.x
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , malocclusion , dentistry , dentition , incisor , orthodontics , permanent dentition , maxillary central incisor , dental trauma
– 117 children who had experienced trauma to their primary incisors were re‐examined in their transitional or permanent dentition stage. The control group consisted of 174 children with a corresponding dental developmental age. All the children were examined clinically and the intra‐ and interarch relations ofthe anterior segments were recorded. The prevalence of patients with at least one maiposed incisor was higher in the trauma group. Trauma to the primary dentition was found to be a contributing factor affecting the alignment of the permanent successors. Early loss of the primary incisors did not cause loss of space in most of the cases; however, it was associated with malposition of their permanent successors. Lack of eruption guidance or the direct effect ofthe injury on the position ofthe developing bud could be considered as contributing etiologic factors. There was a very low prevalence of more serious malocclusion features, like impaction, in the trauma group.