Traumatic injuries to the incisors among patients attending pedodontic clinic of Baghdad Dental Teaching Hospital

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Background : Oral injuries are the fourth most common area of the body injuries among 7-30 years.

The aim of this study was to investigate the percentage, etiologic factors, results of dental trauma and the effect of age and gender on the trauma in anterior teeth (primary and permanent).

Materials and methods : The sample of the present study include 62 patients (3-14 years old) who came to the Pedodontic clinic in the Pedodontic and Preventive department at the college of Dentistry / Baghdad University seeking treatment of traumatized anterior teeth for esthetic or symptomatic reasons.

The traumatized teeth were examined clinically according to Garcia-Gody classification.

Time elapse before seeking treatment was recorded according to the criteria used by Al-Kassab study, while the over jet was recorded according to the coding criteria described by Kinnas study.

Result : In all age groups, the most frequent cause of trauma was found to be falls (61.3%) and the percent of the patients who attended to the dental clinic in the first 2 days after trauma occurred (4.8%) was less than the percent of the patients who attended after one month (53.2%).

Enamel and dentin fracture was the most frequently seen type of injury (35.1%) in which maxillary teeth represent (91.7%), while upper central incisors were the most affected teeth from dental trauma(46.4%).

Conclusion : Most of the patients attending the dental clinic after one month which reveals that it is important to inform the public about dental trauma and the importance of time in these cases.