Citation

Naqvi A, Ogidan O. Afr. Dent. J. 1990; 4(1-5): 11-15.

Affiliation

School of Dentistry, University of Benin, Benin-City, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Federation of African Dental Associations)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2130817

Abstract

As part of a larger epidemiological survey, children in the first year class of two secondary schools in Benin-City, Nigeria were examined and found to have a very high prevalence (19.06%) of traumatic injury to anterior teeth. The male to female ratio was 1.6:1. The most frequent injury was loss of enamel only followed by loss of enamel and dentine; and the injury was more common in the maxilla than in the mandible.

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