Objective: To determine the prevalence of dentoalveolartrauma in the urban parish of San Sebastián, Cuenca (Ecuador), in the year 2019. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out retrospectively, 316 people from the San Sebastián parish were included. The lifting of the information was made through a survey. The dependent variable was the prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma. The independent variables wereage, sex, dental arch, teeth affected, etiological agent and avulsion. The Chi square statistic was used with α= 0.05 and used the statistical program SPSS V25. Results: 48.4% were men and 51.6% women, between 1 and 92 years. The prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma was 3.2%, with 10 people dentoalveolar trauma, 7 women and 3 men; 7 people ages 18 and 56years; 5 people with an affected tooth; 3 people with dental avulsion due to trauma. The upper dental arch was the most affected and it was found that the impact with the objects was the main cause. Conclusion: The prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma in the population of San Sebastián was low;there was no significant relationship between sex, age and prevalence. The clash with objects and the upper jaw were the most affected
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