Prevalence of traumatic dental injuries

Abstract

Dental injury is considered a public health problem due to its high prevalence, especially in children. It is associated with difficulties regarding treatment cost, psychological and emotional factors, and the fact that the treatment may continue for the rest of the patient’s life. Dental injury is one of the most common reasons for people to seek emergency care services. One of the most common cases of dental injuries is teeth trauma. Traumatic dental injuries can occur in people of all ages and activity levels. Most traumatic dental injuries happen at school. In most cases, the child is referred to the dentist without any emergency management at the accident site and it may result in irreversible complications and consequences. According to literary review, one third of all preschool children have suffered a traumatic dental injuries involving the primary dentition, one fourth of all school children and almost one third of adults have suffered a trauma to the permanent dentition, but variations exist both between and within countries. Dental trauma is most common in younger people, accounting for 17% of injuries to the body in those aged 0–6 years compared to an average of 5% across all ages. Between boys more frequent injuries to permanent teeth compared to girls. During the past 30 years, the number of aetiologies of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) has increased dramatically in the literature