Anterior tooth trauma: A most neglected oral health aspect in adolescents

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of anterior tooth trauma (ATT) in school children between the age range of 10 and 17 years of Barwala, Panchkula, India. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 1052 (585 boys and 467 girls) government and private school children. The data regarding the traumatic injuries to anterior teeth along with various risk factors were recorded using the Ellis and the Davey's classification. Statistical analysis was carried out by the Chi-square test. Results: Prevalence of ATT was found to be 18.25%. Out of which 53.1% were boys, whereas 46.9% girls, gender difference was not related with the occurrence of type of fracture ( P = 0.227). The prevalence of ATT in government and private school children is 12.4% and 16.8%, respectively. The prevalence of Ellis class I fracture was 83.9%, and class II was 12.5%. Majority of ATT were untreated (98.4%), and the type of treatment given was related to the occurrence of the type of fracture ( P Conclusion: Overjet and overbite more than 3 mm were found to be important contributing factors for type of traumatic dental injuries ( P = 0.013 and 0.037, respectively).