Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2016.55.02.05

Prevalence, type and etiology of dental and soft tissue injuries in children in Croatia

Josip Škaričić ; Private Practice, Split, Croatia
Marko Vuletić orcid.org/0000-0002-8750-7212 ; Private Practice, Sisak, Croatia
Sandra Hrvatin ; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Department of Dental medicine, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia
Jesenka Jeličić ; Private Practice, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivana Čuković-Bagić ; Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Jurić ; Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The prevalence, type and etiology of dental and soft tissue injuries and relationship between the time of arrival and sustaining soft tissue injury were analyzed in this retrospective study conducted at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University Dental Clinic in Zagreb, Croatia, during the 2010-2014 period using documentation on 447 patients (264 male and 183 female) aged 1-16 years with injuries of primary and permanent teeth. The highest prevalence of traumatic dental injury (TDI) was found in the 7-12 age group and maxillary central incisors were most frequently affected (80.9%) in both primary and permanent dentitions. Enamel-dentin fracture without pulp exposure (31.9%) was the most common TDI of dental hard tissue in both dentitions, whereas subluxation (27.3%) was the most common periodontal tissue injury type. The most frequent location, cause and seasonal variation of trauma were at home, falling and spring. Soft tissue injuries were observed in 203 (45.4%) patients. Soft tissue injuries were less likely when fewer teeth were traumatized (p<0.001). Comparison of children with and without soft tissue injuries yielded a statistically significant difference in the time to arrival between primary and permanent teeth (p<0.01). Because
soft tissue injuries include bleeding and clinical presentation appears more dramatic, the time elapsed between injury and initial treatment was shorter than in non-bleeding injuries, pointing to the need of education focused on parents and school teachers regarding the importance of immediate therapy for both bleeding and non-bleeding TDIs.

Keywords

Tooth, deciduous; Dentition, permanent; Tooth injuries; Soft tissue injuries

Hrčak ID:

164783

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/164783

Publication date:

1.6.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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