Citation

Gojanur S, Yeluri R, Munshi AK. Int. J. Clin. Pediatr. Dent. 2015; 8(3): 172-175.

Affiliation

Former Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics, KD Dental College and Hospital Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)

DOI

10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1308

PMID

26628850

PMCID

PMC4647035

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth among the 5 to 8 years old children attending the schools in Mathura city. Study design: A total of 1657 children of the age groups: 5, 6, 7 and 8 years from 20 schools situated in various parts of Mathura city were included in this study, utilizing stratified cluster random sampling method.

RESULTS: The prevalence of traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth in 5 to 8 years old age group was found to be 2.7%. Males accounted for 3.1% whereas females accounted for 2.3%. Overall, males experienced more traumatic injuries than the females with male to female ratio of 1.8:1. The etiology of traumatic injuries was mostly due to falls, followed by bicycle accidents, collisions, violence and bike accidents in that order. How to cite this article: Gojanur S, Yeluri R, Munshi AK. Prevalence and Etiology of Traumatic Injuries to the Anterior Teeth among 5 to 8 Years Old School Children in Mathura City, India: An Epidemiological Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(3):172-175.

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