TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Epidemiological profile of emergency care for dental and oral injuries in Brazil, 2006-2007
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Malta, Deborah Carvalho
A1  - Silva, Marta Maria Alves da
A1  - Mascarenhas, Marcio Denis Medeiros
A1  - Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio de
A1  - Moysés, Simone Tetu
A1  - de Góes, Paulo Savio Angeiras
A1  - Moura, Lenildo de
SP  - S124
EP  - S132
VL  - 28
IS  - Suppl
N2  - Injuries resulting from accidents and violence occupy a key place in the current epidemiological scenario. The head and face are one of the main sites of lesions from external causes, especially dental and oral injuries. This article aims to present the epidemiological profile of emergency care for dental and oral lesions from external causes. The study used data from the Surveillance System for Violence and Accidents (VIVA) for the years 2006 and 2007. There were a total of 106,075 emergency visits involving external causes, of which 939 (~1%) presented dental and oral lesions. There were a majority or large proportions of males (65.5%), children < 10 years (44.3%), black individuals (66%), and individuals with low schooling (45.9%). High proportions of the injuries occurred at home (48.3%) or on public byways (30%). Frequent characteristics were cuts or puncture wounds (63.3%) and lesions resulting from falls (43%), traffic accidents (19.9%), and physical assault (13%).<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -