A Retrospective Study of Dento-Alveolar Injuries of Children in Ankara, Turkey

Authors

Nil Altay, Hacettepe University
H. Cem Güngör, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2001

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Dental Traumatology

Source ISSN

1600-4469

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2001.170502.x

Abstract

Information concerning age and sex distribution, etiology, types, place and extent of trauma as well as seasonal variations, time difference between traumatic injury and seeking of dental care and number of traumatic injuries was recorded retrospectively from 150 patients. The study comprised 91 boys and 59 girls representing 246 dental injuries and 332 injured teeth (72 primary and 260 permanent teeth). The most common injuries were uncomplicated crown fracture (23.57%), subluxation (15.85%), avulsion (10.16%), lateral luxation (9.75%), complicated crown fracture and intrusion (8.4% and 8.94%, respectively). The occurrence of uncomplicated crown fractures was significantly higher (PP

Comments

Accepted version. Dental Traumatology, Vol. 17, No. 5 (August 2001): 197-200. DOI. © 2001 Wiley. Used with permission.

H. Cem Güngör was affiliated with Hacettepe University at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Altay, Nil and Güngör, H. Cem, "A Retrospective Study of Dento-Alveolar Injuries of Children in Ankara, Turkey" (2001). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 475.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/475