Prevalence of dental trauma among children treated in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the State University of Amazonas

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Introduction: Dental trauma is an acute energy transmission to the
tooth and to the supporting structures that may result in fracture,
tooth dislocation, breaking or crushing of supporting tissues.
Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate dental trauma
prevalence among children treated in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic
of the State University of Amazonas (short UEA) from July 2005
to June 2009. Material and methods: The sample used in the
analysis consisted of 171 children treated in the Pediatric Dentistry
Clinic of the State University of Amazonas (short UEA), Manaus
– Amazonas – Brazil. Results: Dental trauma prevalence among
these children was 29.8%. No statistically significant association
was found regarding to gender. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental
trauma among children treated in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of
the State University of Amazonas was in average 29.8%, which is
agreement with other studies.