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Home Dental trauma in Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs....

Dental trauma in Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs. A cross-sectional retrospective study

Authors:

  • S. Bagattoni
    Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • A. Sadotti
    Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • G. D'Alessandro
    Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • G. Piana
    Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2017.18.01.05

ABSTRACT


Aim

Dental trauma is a frequent finding in people with special health care needs. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental trauma in a sample of Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs. MATERIALS AND

Methods

556 medical and dental records of children and adolescents visited from January 2010 to March 2015 were examined. Information about medical diagnosis, gender, site and type of dental trauma (DT) were collected. According to age and reflecting the dentition stage, the sample was divided into 3 groups: subjects aged 0–5 years (group A, primary dentition), 6–11 years (group B, mixed dentition), 12–18 years (group C, permanent dentition).

Results

113 individuals experienced a DT (prevalence 20.3%), with no difference in relation to gender. Individuals with cerebral palsy and autism showed the highest frequency of DT: 39.6% and 30.4%, respectively. The highest frequency of DT occurred both in group A (21.8%) and B (21.5%), which differed significantly from group C (9%). Avulsion was the most frequent type of DT in the primary dentition (24%) and enamel-dentin fracture without pulp exposure in the permanent dentition (60%). Upper central incisors were the most affected teeth.

Conclusion

The prevalence of DT in a sample of Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs is high, especially in young individuals with cerebral palsy and autism. Preventive strategies for those patients should be developed in order to reduce the risk of DT.

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Publication date:

March /2017

Issue:

Vol.18 – n.1/2017

Page:

23 – 26

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: S. Bagattoni, A. Sadotti, G. D'Alessandro, G. Piana (2017) "Dental trauma in Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs. A cross-sectional retrospective study", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 18(1), pp23-26. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2017.18.01.05
Vancouver: S. Bagattoni, A. Sadotti, G. D'Alessandro, G. Piana. Dental trauma in Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs. A cross-sectional retrospective study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2017Mar.1 [cited 2023Jun.06];18(1):23-26. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/dental-trauma-in-italian-children-and-adolescents-with-special-health-care-needs-a-cross-sectional-retrospective-study/
MLA: S. Bagattoni, A. Sadotti, G. D'Alessandro, G. Piana Dental trauma in Italian children and adolescents with special health care needs. A cross-sectional retrospective study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2017;18(1):23-26

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