VOLUME 4 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2010 ) > List of Articles
Navin Anand Ingle, Naveen Baratam, Zohara Charania
Citation Information : Ingle NA, Baratam N, Charania Z. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDI) to Anterior Teeth of 11-13 Year Old School Going Children of Maduravoyal, Chennai. J Oral Health Comm Dent 2010; 4 (3):55-60.
DOI: 10.5005/johcd-4-3-55
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Published Online: 01-01-2014
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To assess the prevalence and factors associated with anterior teeth traumatic injuries in 11-13 year old school children of Maduravoyal, Chennai. Cluster sampling methodology was used for selection of subjects, where each school formed a cluster. All students aged 11-13 years were examined in accordance with the Ellis and Davey classification of traumatic injuries to anterior teeth. Statistical analysis was done by Chi-Square test. Among the 687 (M=393, F=294) examined, 11.5% (n=79) experienced TDI. 78.5% (n=62) boys experienced TDI which was approximately thrice as higher as in females being 21.5% (n=17). The most commonly affected teeth were maxillary central incisors. “Fall” was the most common cause for TDI. Most common type of fractures were class I and class II and most of them were untreated. All these findings were statistically highly significant (P< 0.001). TDI is an existing dental problem and emphasis should be given in school dental health programmes on preventive aspects of TDI.AIMMETHODOLOGYRESULTSCONCLUSION
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