Oral and maxillofacial trauma in Brazilian children and adolescents.
Braz Dent J
; 24(4): 397-401, 2013.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24173264
ABSTRACT
Children and adolescents are frequently victims of oral and maxillofacial trauma. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of oral and maxillofacial trauma that resulted in police records, in children and adolescents aged between 0 and 16 years during a period of 5 years. Among the 28,200 reports analyzed, 463 were included in the study. The menwomen ratio observed was 1.61 and the most prevalent age range was between 15-16 years (44.40%). Most trauma cases resulted from physical assault (64.50%) and culminated in soft-tissue lesion (80.36%). Excoriations (28.64%) leaded as the most frequent type of lesion, and the maxillary region (22.63%) was the most common location of injury. The most common type of dental lesion was dental trauma (54.76%), and bone fractures prevailed in the nasal region (36.7%). The findings of this survey may contribute to plan and execute preventive measures as well as to guide curative measures aimed at this population group.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Maxillofacial Injuries
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz Dent J
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Publication country:
BR
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BRASIL
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BRASILE
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BRAZIL
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BRESIL