A prospective study of dentoalveolar trauma at the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School

Authors

  • Fernanda Mendes do Carmo Rezende São Paulo University; Medical School; Hospital das Clínicas; Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service
  • Cristiano Gaujac São Paulo University; Medical School; Hospital das Clínicas; Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service
  • André Caroli Rocha São Paulo University; Medical School; Hospital das Clínicas; Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service
  • Maria Paula Siqueira de Melo Peres São Paulo University; Medical School; Hospital das Clínicas; Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322007000200007

Keywords:

Dental trauma, Epidemiology, Fracture, Maxillofacial injuries, Prospective

Abstract

PURPOSE: This prospective study evaluated the profile of patients with dentoalveolar trauma assisted at the emergency room of the Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Surgery Service at the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School (Brazil). METHODS: A prospective study by a questionnaire applied during the first attendance of those patients, in a period of eight months. RESULTS: The collected data were statistically analyzed. It was observed that 4.7% of the patients that sought treatment at the Service had sustained dentoalveolar trauma and among these 74% were male. The most affected individuals were children aged 0 to 5 years and fall was the most prevalent etiologic factor. Avulsion and coronal/crown-root fractures were the most common types of dentoalveolar traumatic injures. As the age increases, the most common etiologic factors are traffic accidents and physical assault. CONCLUSION: The incidence of dentoalveolar trauma decreased with age and the main etiologic factors in adult patients were traffic accidents and physical assault.

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Published

2007-01-01

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Clinical Sciences

How to Cite

Rezende, F. M. do C., Gaujac, C., Rocha, A. C., & Peres, M. P. S. de M. (2007). A prospective study of dentoalveolar trauma at the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School . Clinics, 62(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322007000200007