PREVALANCE OF DENTAL TRAUMATIC INJURIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL OF LAYYAH

  • Mustafa Sajid BDS, FCPS, Assistant Professor, Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan
  • Romana Noreen BDS, FCPS, Senior Registrar, Nishter Institute of Dentistry, Multan, Nishter Institute of Dentistry, Multan
  • Muhammad Jamil BDS, MSC(BRISTOL), FDSRCS(EDINBURG), Associate Professor Multan Medical and Dental College Multan, Jahngirabad Multan
  • Mohsin Javed BDS, Demonstrator, Multan Medical And Dental College, Multan Jahngirabad, Multan
  • Ehsan Haider BDS, FCPS, Registrar, Multan Medical And Dental College Multan, Jahngirabad, Multan
  • Muhammad Ahmad BDS, Registrar Multan Medical And Dental College Multan, Jahngirabad, Multan
Keywords: Anterior teeth, Fractures, Prevalence, Traumatic Dental injuries

Abstract

Epidemiological investigations demonstrate that dental injury is a big issue in youngsters. Traumatic dental injuries are common in childhood and adolescent. Traumatic dental injury are now growing problem and have a prevalence of 11.5%. It was a cross sectional survey done at AR Rahman Public School of girls and boys in Layyah city. Sample size was 241 children. Traumatic dental injury was found to be present in 33/241 (13.7%). Among those who had the injury, mean age was 12.97 + 1.42 years.. Males were 24/33 (72.7%) while females were 9/33 (27.3%). The study showed the prevalence of TDI to be 13.7%. Prevalence of class I fracture was 44%. Conclusion of the study was that the boys were more prone to traumatic dental injuries compared to girls and class I dental fracture was most common.

Published
2020-01-01
How to Cite
Mustafa Sajid, Romana Noreen, Muhammad Jamil, Mohsin Javed, Ehsan Haider, & Muhammad Ahmad. (2020). PREVALANCE OF DENTAL TRAUMATIC INJURIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL OF LAYYAH. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, 39(4), 337-340. Retrieved from http://podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/476
Issue
Vol. 39 No. 4 (2019): October-December 2019
Section
Pediatric Dentistry