Prevalence of traumatic dental injuries and role of incisal overjet and inadequate lip coverage as risk factors among 4-15 years old government school children in Baddi-Barotiwala Area, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dental trauma in contact sports

“…This seems to be related to the start of development of motor skills and the accidents during this developmental stage 28 . Nonetheless, other studies that include both dentitions refer that, contrary to what this investigation reports, the teeth suffering most trauma were the permanent maxillary central incisors 11,27 . The maxillary central incisors are the set of teeth most affected by trauma probably due to their earlier eruption, being predisposed to a longer exposure period 1 .…”

“…The dental traumas observed were found to occur predominantly in only one tooth (n = 12), in agreement with the literature 1,11,13,15,18,20 .…”

“…It was 38.3% (n = 23), which translates into a high prevalence. Various studies present wide-ranging values, from 4.15% to 44.2% 1,11,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20] . This rate varies considerably between studies, since the methodology employed in each differs significantly.…”

“…The majority of traumatic dental lesions occurred in the maxillary central incisors (primary and permanent) 1,[11][12][13][14][15][18][19][20][27][28] . However, the primary teeth, specifically the primary maxillary central incisors (right or left), were the most affected by trauma.…”

“…In addition, there are physical risk factors, like excess overjet (more than 3mm) and inadequate lip coverage, that can contribute to a higher predisposition to traumatic dental lesions 6,[10][11] .…”