Authors: Granville-Garcia, Ana Flávia¹; de Menezes, Valdenice Aparecida²; de Lira, Pedro Israel Cabral³

Source: Dental Traumatology, Volume 22, Number 6, December 2006 , pp. 318-322(5)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

Granville-Garcia AF, de Menezes VA, de Lira PIC. Dental trauma and associated factors in Brazilian preschoolers. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2006. Abstract - 

This study aims to determine the prevalence of dental trauma and its relation to associated factors among preschool children in both private and state schools in the city of Recife, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a total of 2651 preschool children were examined; out of this total, 1313 were enrolled in private schools and 1338 in state schools. The associated factors analyzed were: type of school, gender, age group and nutritional status. After a dental exam, the anthropometric measurements of weight and height were registered. Children that presented weight values above two Z scores were considered overweight/obese. The total prevalence of trauma was 36.8%. The most frequent type of trauma was enamel fractures (58.1%); the most affected subjects were the overweight/obese children; the males and the children in private schools. With regard to age group, the risk of trauma increases as children get older (P < 0.001). The high prevalence of dental trauma in preschoolers and its possible harm for permanent dentition, suggest that public health policies need to be implemented with a view to its prevention.

Keywords: trauma; deciduous teeth; obesity; associated factors

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2005.00390.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pedodontics, Caruaru Society of Higher Education, Caruraru, Brazil 2: Department of Social Dentistry, Dentistry College at the Pernambuco University, Recife, Brazil 3: Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

Publication date: 2006-12-01

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