Publication: Prevalence of Traumatic Dental Injury in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
Introduction: Traumatic dental injury is an injury inflicted on the dentoalveolar system. It has a physical as well as a psychological impact. Despite this concern, epidemiological data regarding its prevalence is insufficient in the literature of Nepal. Hence, this study’s objective was to investigate the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries for the patients visiting Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal, over five years.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using records from the medical record section for the patients presenting at the dental emergency outpatient department of the Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal, between April 2014 and April 2019. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the Universal College of Medical Sciences. Patient demographic data, type of traumatic dental injuries, and etiologies were evaluated from the record section.
Results: Out of 10,080 patients registered during the study period, 793 patients (7.86%) were due to traumatic dental injury, out of which 628 (79.2%) were male, and 165 (20.8%) were female. The most vulnerable age group was 20-29 years (42.4%). Most frequently, injuries occurred in June (16%). Road traffic accidents (57.8 %) were the most common mode, and complicated crown-root fracture (23.3%) was the most common type of traumatic dental injury.
Conclusions: The frequency of 7.86% of traumatic dental injury indicates that dental traumatology needs special attention for policy planning and professional training.
Description
Snigdha Shubham
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-8127
Manisha Nepal
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4654-6848
Ravish Mishra
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7368-099X
Laxmi Kandel
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3930-7539
Narayan Gautam
Department of Biochemistry, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-7871
Keywords
prevalence, retrospective study, traumatic dental injury