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Traumatized anterior teeth amongst high school students in northern Sydney
Author(s) -
Burton Jean,
Pryke Lloyd,
Rob Marilyn,
Lawson James S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1985.tb02528.x
Subject(s) - anterior teeth , dentistry , medicine , pulp (tooth) , orthodontics
A bstract — The prevalence and severity of fractures of anterior teeth among 12 287 high school students in two areas of northern Sydney was recorded. Overall, six per cent of students had suffered fractures involving dentine or pulp. Twenty‐three per cent of these teeth were non vital. In the less affluent area more fractured teeth remained untreated. Trauma prevalence was twice as high amongst boys as girls; body contact, sports, and bicycles contributed most to this finding.