Orofacial and dental trauma of young children in Dunedin, New Zealand

– Aim: The aims were to identify the predominant causes and types of orofacial injury in young children attending clinics at a University Dental School in Dunedin, New Zealand. Material and methods: A retrospective analysis of data from the records of all children aged 0–10 years who had been seen f...

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Published in:Dental traumatology 2011-06, Vol.27 (3), p.199-202
Main Authors: Chan, Yin Man, Williams, Sheila, Davidson, Lesley E., Drummond, Bernadette K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents
Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data
Animals
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Bites and Stings - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Dentistry
Dogs
Facial Injuries - epidemiology
Female
head injuries
Humans
Incisor - injuries
Infant
Lip - injuries
Male
Medical personnel
Mouth - injuries
New Zealand - epidemiology
Play and Playthings - injuries
Recreation areas
Retrospective Studies
schools
Seasonal variations
sports related injuries
teeth
Tooth Avulsion - epidemiology
Tooth Fractures - epidemiology
Tooth Injuries - epidemiology
Tooth, Deciduous - injuries
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Summary:– Aim: The aims were to identify the predominant causes and types of orofacial injury in young children attending clinics at a University Dental School in Dunedin, New Zealand. Material and methods: A retrospective analysis of data from the records of all children aged 0–10 years who had been seen for orofacial trauma in 1999 and 2000 was undertaken. Results and conclusions: Three hundred traumatic incidents in 288 children were analysed; 86.6% had causes noted. In very young children, most injuries were because of falls, while collisions, falling and sports were responsible for more injuries in school‐aged children. Playground equipment and ride‐on vehicles played a role particularly in the older children. There were no incidents of trauma as a result of road traffic accidents. Ten injuries were caused by animals, mainly dogs. Location was recorded for two‐thirds of accidents: the predominant place was at home, followed by school. No seasonal variation was apparent. There were 228 non‐dental injuries, of which the majority were to the lips. The predominant dental injuries in both dentitions were concussions and subluxations with a significantly higher occurrence of both in the primary dentition (P 
ISSN:1600-4469
1600-9657
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-9657.2011.00989.x