Oral trauma in Brazilian patients aged 0–3 years

TLDR

To investigate dental trauma in 1654 Brazilian children aged 0–3 years, the study aimed to collect comprehensive injury data. Data were gathered at the Baby Clinic of the School of Dentistry at Araçatuba‑UNESP, Brazil. Among these children, 16.3% sustained dental trauma, mainly affecting boys (62.6%) and 1–2‑year‑olds (39.9%), with maxillary central incisors involved in 86% of cases, falls as the leading cause (58.3%), and uncomplicated crown fractures occurring in 48.4% of injuries.

Abstract

The aim of the present investigation was to gather data pertaining to dental trauma in 1654 patients aged 0-3 years, attended at the Baby Clinic of the School of Dentistry at Araçatuba-UNESP, Brazil. The prevalence of traumatic injuries was 16.3%. There was greater involvement of boys (62.6%), of children aged 1-2 years (39.9%) and of the maxillary central incisors (86%). Falls were more often the etiology for dental injuries (58.3%). There was a predominance of uncomplicated crown fractures (48.4%).