Dental trauma characteristics in the primary dentition in Greifswald, Germany: a comparison before and after German unification.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
; 22(5): 783-789, 2021 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The data on the distribution and pattern of dental trauma in the primary dentition are very rare.AIM:
To investigate primary dental trauma patterns in relation to gender, age, time and cause for a recent paediatric cohort and to compare this with a historic one before German unification.METHODS:
This retrospective study compared the patterns of dental trauma injuries at the trauma centre at Greifswald University/Germany for a recent paediatric cohort (2014-16, 103 children) with a historic one (1974-1989, n = 120). The data contained details on etiology, injury types and treatment delivered for 450 injured teeth (247 historic, 203 recent).RESULTS:
In both cohorts, the occurrence was more common in males than females (63%/55%, resp.) with an age peak from 2 to 6 years. Maxillary incisors were most affected (89.6%/88.6%, resp.) and periodontal ligament injuries dominated (77.8%/90.3%, resp.). Almost half of the injuries occurred at home (46.6%), mostly due to falling (48.5%) or during playing (37.8%) in the recent paediatric cohort which provided better forensic data due to insurance issues and potential concern about child abuse. Advice and follow up was the most common approach in the recent paediatric cohort (76%).CONCLUSION:
Even after 30 years and a change in the health care system due to German unification, the patterns of dental traumatic injuries in the primary dentition were similar.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos de los Dientes
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania