Muhammad Mushtaq, Dila Baz Khan.
Pattern of traumatic dentoalveolar injuries.
J Med Sci Jan ;19(1):21-3.

Objective: Objectives of the study were to determine the pattern of presentation of traumatic dentoalveolar injuries (TDI). Material and Methods: This study was conducted at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan and included 100 patients with dentoalveolar injuries. A detailed history, clinical examination and radiological examination such as periapical radiographs and orthopantomogram were performed for each patient. Results: The age range in this study was 3-60 years with mean age 18.17 years; + 13.08 SD. The male to female ratio was 2.7:1. Hundred patients presented a total of 400 traumatic dental injuries (TDI). Out of these 84% were present in the permanent dentition and 16% in the primary dentition. In both permanent and primary dentition, most common teeth traumatized were maxillary central incisors followed by maxillary lateral incisors. In permanent teeth, left maxillary central incisor was the most commonly involved tooth (15.77%). In primary teeth, the most common tooth involved was also left maxillary central incisor (18.75%) followed by right maxillary central and lateral incisors (15.62%). In permanent TDI, lateral luxation types were most common (35.71%) followed by subluxation (32.14%). In primary TDI, displacement injuries were most common (45.31%) followed by subluxation injuries (23.34%). Conclusion: The permanent teeth in comparison to primary were commonly involved in these injuries. Preventive measures should be taken to prevent damage to permanent dentition.

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