Dorina Sula Thelen1, Asgeir Bårdsen. 1. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. Dorina.Sula@student.uib.no
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to gather information about traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in an urban adolescent Albanian population. MATERIAL & METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out to acquire epidemiological data about TDI in the permanent incisors of Albanian adolescents. Participants (n = 2789) were adolescents of both genders, aged 16-18 years, attending public high schools in Tirana. RESULTS: The occurrence of TDI in the incisors ranged from 8.9% of 16-year-olds to 10.5% of 18-year-olds. A greater proportion of boys (12.4%) had TDI compared with girls (7.7). The most commonly reported causes were collisions (27.5%) followed by physical leisure activities and sports (mainly cycling and swimming/diving) (14.1%) and falls (13.4%). Of the adolescents affected by TDI, 32% had unmet treatment need because of no or inadequate treatment. Adolescents living in districts with low socio-economic level had significantly more TDI with unmet treatment need than those living in districts with high socio-economic level. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of TDI among Albanian adolescents was moderate. Adolescents who came from low socio-economic districts had a greater probability of having TDI with unmet treatment need. 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
AIM: The aim of this study was to gather information about traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in an urban adolescent Albanian population. MATERIAL & METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out to acquire epidemiological data about TDI in the permanent incisors of Albanian adolescents. Participants (n = 2789) were adolescents of both genders, aged 16-18 years, attending public high schools in Tirana. RESULTS: The occurrence of TDI in the incisors ranged from 8.9% of 16-year-olds to 10.5% of 18-year-olds. A greater proportion of boys (12.4%) had TDI compared with girls (7.7). The most commonly reported causes were collisions (27.5%) followed by physical leisure activities and sports (mainly cycling and swimming/diving) (14.1%) and falls (13.4%). Of the adolescents affected by TDI, 32% had unmet treatment need because of no or inadequate treatment. Adolescents living in districts with low socio-economic level had significantly more TDI with unmet treatment need than those living in districts with high socio-economic level. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of TDI among Albanian adolescents was moderate. Adolescents who came from low socio-economic districts had a greater probability of having TDI with unmet treatment need. 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Authors: Manu Raj Mathur; Richard G Watt; Christopher J Millett; Priyanka Parmar; Georgios Tsakos Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-10-19 Impact factor: 3.240
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