Traumatic dental injuries over an 8-year period at a German dental center: a retrospective overview and cross-sectional analysis

  • Background/aim: The aim of this study was to analyze a population of patients who had suffered from traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) by using different patient-, trauma- and treatment-related parameters. Material and methods: All dental records of patients ≥ 3 years old who had presented at the dental emergency service between Jan 1, 2009 and Dec 31, 2016 for the treatment of dental trauma were analyzed. A total of 2758 patients were invited for a recall examination at the Department for Dental Surgery and Implantology, ZZMK Carolinum, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; of these, 269 patients attended their recall appointments. Results: The enrolled patient population consisted of 1718 males and 1040 females, with a mean age of 19.63 years (median 12.00 ± 17.354 years). A total of 4909 injured teeth were assessed, with a mean of 1.78 injured teeth per patient (median 2.00 ± 1.279). Males were found to be more frequently affected by TDIs compared to females (1.65:1). The majority of these injuries occurred in the first two decades of life (66.1%; n = 1824). The majority of the patients presented for initial treatment within 24 h of their accident (95.7%). The most frequent TDIs were isolated luxation injuries 49.4% (n = 2426) and isolated crown fractures 30% (n = 1472). Combination injuries were diagnosed in 20.6% of the cases (n = 1011). Conclusions: Based on the findings of the present analysis, it can be concluded that males were more frequently affected by TDIs than females. Most patients had suffered from TDI before they had turned 10 years of age. Overall, the enamel–dentin fracture was found to be the most frequent injury, followed by concussions and lateral luxations.

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Author:Puria ParviniGND, Yanislava LermenGND, Robert SaderORCiDGND, Frank SchwarzORCiDGND, Karina ObrejaORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-842746
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40729-023-00506-x
ISSN:2198-4034
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Implant Dentistry
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin ; Heidelberg
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/11/01
Date of first Publication:2023/11/01
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/06/13
Tag:Hard-tissue trauma; Periodontal trauma; Traumatic dental injury
Volume:9
Issue:Nr. 1, Article number: 40
Article Number:40
Page Number:13
HeBIS-PPN:520823192
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International