Open AccessTraumatic injuries of teeth
Author(s) -
Himanshu Sood,
Jasleen Virk,
Ankur Pareek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v5ns1.5274
Subject(s) - dental trauma , medicine , etiology , injury prevention , incidence (geometry) , maxillary central incisor , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , permanent teeth , dentistry , poison control , medical emergency , psychiatry , nursing , physics , pathology , optics
Dental trauma is a significant public health problem because of its frequency, impact on economic productivity and quality of life. It is not a disease and no individual is ever at zero risk of sustaining these potentially life-changing injuries. The aim of this article was to review the literature on the prevalence, incidence, a etiology, prognosis and outcomes of dental trauma. The importance of standardized reporting, oral health policy, adjunctive research methods, prevention and education will also be discussed. Approximately one-third of children and toddlers (primary teeth) and one-fifth of adolescents and adults (permanent teeth) sustained a traumatic dental injury. The majority involved the maxillary central incisors, mainly from falls in toddlers at home and contact sport in adolescents.