Severity of dental trauma and its associated factors in 11-16 years old school children in Davangere city, India

Abstract

Introduction: Dental trauma till date has been one of the most common injuries affecting school children. Aim: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors on dental trauma in 11-16 year old school going children of Davangere city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2000 school children who were randomly selected. A questionnaire was given to the children that included personal demographic details, place and cause of injury. Ellis and Davis classification was used to record traumatic dental injury. The values were subjected to Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of dental trauma was found to be 10.6%. Chi-square test showed significant results obtained with respect to all the variables-age, gender, type of school, profile, and overjet. Most commonly affected teeth were maxillary central incisor (79.6%). Conclusion: The prevalence of dental trauma was found to be comparable when compared to various studies done all over the world.

Keywords

• Ellis and Davis, school children, traumatic dental injuries