@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of Dental Trauma and Associated Factors Among 1- to 4-year-old Children",
journal="Journal of dentistry for children (AAPD)",
year="2010",
author="Dutra, Flávia Torquato and Marinho, Angélica Maria and Godoi, Pollyana Furrier Sad and Borges, Carolina Marques and Ferreira, Efigênia Ferreira E. and Zarzar, Patrícia Maria",
volume="77",
number="3",
pages="146-151",
abstract="PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of dental trauma among 1- to 4-year-old children and test the association between dental trauma and demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors. METHODS: Five calibrated researchers (intra- and interexaminer kappa values=0.89 and 0.81, respectively) examined a representative sample of 407 children in the city of Matozinhos, Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the 2008 national vaccination campaign. Statistical analysis was performed via descriptive analysis, chi-square test (P<.05), and logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of dental trauma was 47%; among the 407 children examined, 187 had suffered dental trauma. The most prevalent type of alteration due to dental trauma was enamel fracture (85%), followed by enamel-dentin fracture without pulp exposure (11%) and enamel-dentin fracture with pulp exposure (3%). The main location where the trauma occurred was at home (89%), with the cause reported by parents as accidents while running, playing, or crawling (79%). After adjusting for the variables, the child's age (P>.01) and number of siblings (P>.01) remained associated with the outcome. CONCLUSION: Results indicate the need for public health policies that include dental trauma as one of the priorities directed at young children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1551-8949",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}