Purpose:
Traumatic dental injuries are among the commonly observed problems in the
primary and permanent teeth. The rate of prevalence of dental trauma varies
globally. In this study, we investigated the type of dental trauma, related factors,
and treatment procedures in children.
Subjects and methods:
During a 5-year period (January 2011–January 2016), 416 children aged in the range
of 1–15 years were admitted to our clinic with dental trauma. The cause and type
of the dental trauma in the primary and permanent teeth and their relation with
gender and age were evaluated using the chi-square test, and their distribution by
age was evaluated using regression analysis.
Results:
Overall, girls and boys comprised 37% and 63% of the study population,
respectively. The mean age was 8.5 years. Falls (61.1%) were the most common
cause of traumatic dental injuries, and enamel–dentin fracture (26%) was the most
common dental trauma type.
Conclusion:
Traumatic dental injuries in children are common. A large proportion of patients
without any clinical symptoms (15.8%) did not seek any treatment after the trauma.
Teachers, parents, and children should be informed about the action to be taken
when dental trauma occurs and about the importance of immediately taking the
child to a dentist after the trauma to ensure an accurate diagnosis, an optimal
treatment plan, and positive outcome.
Background. Changes in the color of the teeth are a common dental finding associated with clinical and esthetic problems. Especially, the discoloration of primary teeth can cause parental concern and have a negative effect on social interactions between preschool children.Objectives. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of pediatric drugs and an oral rinse on the discoloration of primary teeth.Material and methods. Similar to medication intake recommendations, 7 primary teeth in each group were immersed for 1 min in one of 11 different solutions at 8-hour intervals for 1 week. The color values were obtained using a spectrophotometer (VITA EasyShade ® ) at baseline and after 1 week. The color change (ΔE*) values were calculated according to the CIELab system. The statistical analysis was conducted using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's post hoc tests at a p-value <0.05.
Results.When comparing values L*, a* and b* at baseline and day 7, a statistically significant difference was found in the a* value for the teeth immersed in pseudoephedrine (p = 0.012). There were also statistically significant differences with regard to color change at day 7 (ΔE* 7 ) between the pseudoephedrine and chlorhexidine as well as pseudoephedrine and control groups (p = 0.034 and p = 0.030, respectively).
Conclusions.The ΔE* 7 value for pseudoephedrine was 3.7 after 1 week, indicating that it may have the potential to cause significant tooth discoloration when used for a long period. Clinicians and children's families should be aware of the fact that some pediatric drugs can cause tooth discoloration.
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