Evaluation of the traumatic dental injuries attended at the Traumatic Dental Center of Dental School of Piracicaba, Brazil

Abstract

A high incidence of dental trauma affects a considerable number of the population which in some cases can lead in dental loss. The aim of the present research was to achieve a retrospective study concerning the individuals that had suffered traumatic dental injuries and were treated at the Traumatic Dental Injuries Treatment Center of the, Dental School of Piracicaba, between 2003 and 2006. Specific data, such as gender, age, involved tooth and trauma etiology were collected. 439 traumatized teeth were found in 172 patients (61% males and 39% females) aging between 7 and 50 years old. The high frequencies were: avulsions (29.63%) and enameldentin fractures (12.08). Therefore, it is observed a very high incidence of the dental traumatic injuries in this center of emergency treatment. Thus, everything indicates that it is necessary that there is a disclosure on the preventive and educative approach on dental traumas, mainly in schools, making the educators aware concerning this subject, since the attitudes of urgency in the place of the accident may return their quality of life, taking into account that great fractures or avulsions of the tooth can cause physical traumas.