Analysis of Types and Causes of Traumatic Dental Injuries to Permanent Dentition among Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

• 作者: Abdul Ghani Shaikh
• 来源期刊: 口腔学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: Dental Trauma Crown Fracture FALL Public Safety
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（8）
• 页码范围: 211-217
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

<b><span>Objective:</span></b><span> This study aimed to evaluate the age, gender, causes, place of trauma, and type of crown fracture in permanent dentition among patients </span><span>attending Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital (LUMHS)</span><span>, Jamshoro, Pakistan.</span><span> </span><b><span>Methodology:</span></b><span> This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Operative Dentistry Department of LUMHS hospital over a period of six months. All patients (6</span><span> </span><span>-</span><span> </span><span>40 years of age) who had a history of dental trauma and attending dental OPD were included in this study. The data for all patients were recorded in a predesigned proforma. Data were collected on age, gender, place of trauma (playground, road, home), cause of trauma (fall, playing, road accident, bicycle accident, collisions, fighting) and associated symptoms. The data w</span><span>ere</span><span> analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Mean and the standard deviation w</span><span>as </span><span>computed for a quantitative variable like age. Frequency and percentage were calculated for qualitative variables like gender, risk factors, and pattern of trauma. </span><b><span>Results:</span></b><span> A total of 82 patients were enrolled. The most frequent age group involved was 13</span><span> </span><span>-</span><span> </span><span>20 years (46%) with males (58.5%) predominance. The majority of trauma cases were due to fall (36.6%) while playing and 19.5% were bicycle accidents. The most commonly affected tooth was right maxillary central incisor (46.6%) followed by left maxillary central incisor (28.4%). Of the 116 teeth examined, 56.0% had a complicated crown fracture and 44.0% had an uncomplicated crown fracture</span><span>. </span><b><span>Conclusion:</span></b><span> </span><span>Safety measures should be implemented where dental traumatic accidents occur most frequently like </span><span>at</span><span> </span><span>home and on the roads.</span>