Causes and Risk Factors
Injuries to primary teeth usually results from falls and collisions as a young child (18 to 40 months of age) learns to walk and run.
Injuries to permanent teeth usually result from sport accidents and fights. School-aged boys suffer trauma almost twice as frequently as girls. The upper central incisors are the most commonly injured teeth; upper front teeth protruding more than 4mm appear 2 - 3 times more likely to suffer dental trauma than normally aligned teeth.
Senior Consultant
BDS (Spore), DCD (Paediatric Dentistry) (Melbourne)
Clinical Interests: Cleft and Craniofacial Dentistry
Consultant
BDS (Spore), MSc (Paediatric Dentistry) (London), Grad Cert Advanced Clinical Dental Practice (London), MPaedDent RCS (England), FAMS
BDS (Singapore)
MSc (Pediatric Dentistry) (North Carolina)
Cert Pediatric Dentistry (North Carolina)
Am. Board Paediatric Dentistry
FAMS (Paediatric Dentistry)
Visiting Consultant
BDS (Spore), MClinDent (Paediatric Dentistry) (London)
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