Trauma- Epidemiology

Question 0

Trauma to primary dentition of boys and girl aged 5 is what?

Answer 0

Boys: 31-40%
Girls: 16-30%

Question 1

What percentage of preschool aged children injuries are oro facial? Ref

Answer 1

18%

Flores et al 2007

Question 2

Trauma to permanet dentition of boys and girl aged 12 is what?

Answer 2

Boys: 12-33%

Girls 4-19%

Question 3

According to CDH survey 2003 what was the percentage of 8 and 14 years suffering trauma to permanent incisors and which type of injury was most common?

Answer 3

8 : 5%
15: 13%

Enamel fracture

Question 4

Which teeth are the most commonly affected teeth in trauma?

Answer 4

Upper anterior

Question 5

What is the most common type of injury in the primary dentition?

Answer 5

Luxation

Question 6

What is the most common type of injury in permanet?

Answer 6

Crown fracture

Question 7

What is the peak incidence for trauma? And who does it occur more commonly in males or females?

Answer 7

2-4 and 7-10

Boys 2:1

Question 8

What is the cause of trauma in babies?

Answer 8

RARE! Suspect NAI

Question 9

What is the common type of cause of trauma in infancy?

Answer 9

Falls since developing motor skills

Question 10

What is the common type of cause of trauma in childhood?

Answer 10

Falls and playing

Question 11

What is the common type of cause of trauma in adolescents?

Answer 11

Car accident
Sorting injury
Fight

Question 12

What are the predisposing factor to trauma?

Answer 12

Medical and physical impairment eg cerebral palsy
Accident prone kids
Malocclusion class 2/1since teeth are further forward and there is a lack of soft tissue coverage and there is a greeter risk depending on size of overjet