A Survey of Dental and Oral Trauma in South‐East Queensland During 1998
Open Access
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Dental Journal
- Vol. 47 (2), 142-146
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00318.x
Abstract
Background: This project investigated the aetiology of dental and oral trauma in a population in southeast Queensland. The literature shows there is a lack of dental trauma studies which are representative of the general Australian population. Method: Twelve suburbs in the south‐east district of Queensland were randomly selected according to population density in these suburbs for each 25th percentile. All dental clinics in these suburbs were eligible to participate. Patients presenting with dental and oral trauma were eligible to participate. Results: A total of 197 patients presented with dental/oral trauma over a 12 month period. The age of patients ranged from 1–64 years whilst the most frequently presenting age group was 6–10 years. There was a total of 363 injured teeth with an average of 1.8 injured teeth per patient. Males significantly outnumbered females in the incidence of trauma. Conclusions: The highest frequency of trauma occurred in the 6–10 year age group. Most injuries in this group occurred while playing or riding bicycles. In the next most prevalent trauma group, 16–20 years, trauma occurred as a result of fighting and playing sport. Overall, males significantly outnumbered females by approximately 1.8: 1.0. The majority of injuries in the deciduous dentition were to periodontal tissues. In the secondary dentition most injuries were to hard dental tissue and pulp.Keywords
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