Leon Bilder1,2, Vladimer Margvelashvili3, Harold Sgan-Cohen4, Manana Kalandadze3, Liran Levin1,2, Rusudan Ivanishvili3, Eli E Machtei1,2. 1. Department of Periodontology, School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Technion, IIT, Haifa, Israel. 3. Department of Stomatology and Maxilla-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. 4. Department of Community Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Traumatic dental injuries (TDI) are a widespread pathology with serious dental public health concerns. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this pathfinder study was to collect initial epidemiological data on oral health in Republic of Georgia. As part of this study, the prevalence and severity of TDI in permanent teeth among seventh- and tenth-grade schoolchildren were evaluated. METHODS: Schoolchildren were examined in four schools in the capital city of Tbilisi, two schools in two other major cities, and one school in four additional villages. In addition to demographical data, the following parameters were collected and recorded: Overjet (OJ), lip competence, number and type/location of the teeth with TDI and Type of TDI. The study population comprised of children aged 12 (seventh grade) and 15 years old (10th grade). RESULTS: A total of 823 7th- and 10th-grade schoolchildren were examined. The overall prevalence of TDI among Georgian population was found to be 10.4% (86 children). The prevalence of TDI was greater in the older age cohort (P < 0.05). Lip posture did not seem to have a marked effect on TDI. Children with an OJ greater than 5 mm were more likely to present with dental injuries compared to children with an OJ equal to or smaller than 5 mm (P < 0.05). Children from rural areas presented with greater prevalence of TDI compared to their urban counterparts (P < 0.05). The maxillary central incisors were the most common teeth to be affected by trauma accounting for 85.2% of the TDI cases. Enamel fracture was the main type of TDI (91.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of TDI in Georgian schoolchildren, as presented in this survey, population was found to be rather moderate and involved mainly minor superficial injuries. Rural communities have shown in this report substantial higher rates; thus, educational program might be directed mostly to these regions to children, teachers, and healthcare providers.
BACKGROUND:Traumatic dental injuries (TDI) are a widespread pathology with serious dental public health concerns. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this pathfinder study was to collect initial epidemiological data on oral health in Republic of Georgia. As part of this study, the prevalence and severity of TDI in permanent teeth among seventh- and tenth-grade schoolchildren were evaluated. METHODS: Schoolchildren were examined in four schools in the capital city of Tbilisi, two schools in two other major cities, and one school in four additional villages. In addition to demographical data, the following parameters were collected and recorded: Overjet (OJ), lip competence, number and type/location of the teeth with TDI and Type of TDI. The study population comprised of children aged 12 (seventh grade) and 15 years old (10th grade). RESULTS: A total of 823 7th- and 10th-grade schoolchildren were examined. The overall prevalence of TDI among Georgian population was found to be 10.4% (86 children). The prevalence of TDI was greater in the older age cohort (P < 0.05). Lip posture did not seem to have a marked effect on TDI. Children with an OJ greater than 5 mm were more likely to present with dental injuries compared to children with an OJ equal to or smaller than 5 mm (P < 0.05). Children from rural areas presented with greater prevalence of TDI compared to their urban counterparts (P < 0.05). The maxillary central incisors were the most common teeth to be affected by trauma accounting for 85.2% of the TDI cases. Enamel fracture was the main type of TDI (91.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of TDI in Georgian schoolchildren, as presented in this survey, population was found to be rather moderate and involved mainly minor superficial injuries. Rural communities have shown in this report substantial higher rates; thus, educational program might be directed mostly to these regions to children, teachers, and healthcare providers.
Authors: Tamara Peric; Guglielmo Campus; Evgenija Markovic; Bojan Petrovic; Ivan Soldatovic; Ana Vukovic; Biljana Kilibarda; Jelena Vulovic; Jovan Markovic; Dejan Markovic Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-27 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Leon Bilder; Elena Stepco; Diana Uncuta; Dror Aizenbud; Eli Machtei; Amir Bilder; Harold D Sgan-Cohen Journal: Int Dent J Date: 2018-04-25 Impact factor: 2.607