Incidence of dental traumatic injuries among teenagers and adults

Abstract

Injury to the teeth or any other hard tissue or soft tissue surrounding the teeth in the oral cavity is called as dental trauma. Dental trauma is sudden and accidental. It requires attention and immediate treatment. This is a major issue due to its rate of occurrence and its prevalence all over the world. Preventing dental trauma will reduce the cost of its treatment and adequate knowledge about it should be taught to the public. This study aims to find the incidence of dental traumatic injuries among teenagers and adults. This was a retrospective study done under a hospital setting. All the patients' records were collected from June 2019 to March 2020 and were reviewed. The data included patients who had a history of dental traumatic injuries and were above the age of 13 years. The data was tabulated and entered in excel and the data were analysed using SPSS package software. p<0.05 was considered to be the level of statistical significance, in the study. Within the limitations of the study, the incidence of dental traumatic injuries among teenagers and adults was found. It was higher in young adults. Incidence of dental trauma was seen more in young adults - 19 to 35 years, with Male predilection. The mean age for Dental Trauma being 28.58 ± 13.52 years.