Clinicostatistical observation on trauma of the oro-maxillary region during the past five years

Yasukouchi, Shigeru; Itoh, Tomomi; Kiyan, Mitsuru; Nakamura, Susum; Katayama, Mikio; Mimura, Tamotsu; Uji, Toshiyasu

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“…We report here the study on injuries of the patients treated at the Uji Dental Clinie (11), statistical observations on oral trauma including dental injuries (7,8) and their prosthodontic treatment (12). We also examined the actual state of damage or injury of the oral area by comparing our results from questionnaires with other available reports.…”

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Occurrence of traumatic injuries in the oromaxillary region of children in a Japanese prefecture

Uji

Teramoto

1988

Dental Traumatology

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Uji T, Teramoto T. Occurrence of traumatic injuries in the oromaxiiiary region of children in a Japanese prefecture. Endod Dent Traumatol 1988; 4: 63-69.Abstract -The authors conducted a survey by sending questionnaires to school-aged boys (7966) and girls (7856) in Kumamoto Prefeeture, to study the actual condition of traumatic injuries of teeth and in the maxillary and mandibular regions by comparing the results with those reported by others. An average of 21.8% of the pupils suffered from some kind of trauma in the oral region. It was also found that 37.7% of the traumas resulted from falls and 29.2% from sporting activities. Tooth luxation and fractures accounted for a relatively high pereentage of the tooth injuries: 17.3% for the former and 6.9% for the latter, while exarticulation was only 1.6%. Of the total number of traumas, only 12.9% were treated at hospitals or dental clinics. The rest were left untreated.

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“…The survey was conducted on a total of 15,822 school children (7966 males and 7856 females); 7833 in elementary school (ages [6][7][8][9][10][11][12], 4423 in junior high school (ages 12-15), and 3566 in senior high school (ages [15][16][17][18]. Through school co-operation, we were able to obtain a 100% response rate.…”

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