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Dental Trauma In Children

Dental Trauma In Children - Causes and Risk Factors

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 in young children are caused by falls while learning to walk or during play

Descriptor for injuries to primary teeth in young children and permanent teeth in older children

Older children may sustain injuries while playing sports

 

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.

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Chay Pui Ling Adj Asst Prof

Adj Asst Prof Chay Pui Ling

Senior Consultant

BDS (Spore), DCD (Paediatric Dentistry) (Melbourne)

Clinical Interests: Cleft and Craniofacial Dentistry

Yee Ruixiang Clin Asst Prof

Clin Asst Prof Yee Ruixiang

Consultant

BDS (Spore), MSc (Paediatric Dentistry) (London), Grad Cert Advanced Clinical Dental Practice (London), MPaedDent RCS (England), FAMS

Bien Lai Wen Pui Dr

Dr Bien Lai Wen Pui

Senior Consultant

BDS (Singapore)

MSc (Pediatric Dentistry) (North Carolina)

Cert Pediatric Dentistry (North Carolina)

Am. Board Paediatric Dentistry

FAMS (Paediatric Dentistry)

Ng Jing Jing Dr

Dr Ng Jing Jing

Visiting Consultant

BDS (Spore), MClinDent (Paediatric Dentistry) (London)

Clinical Interests: Cleft and Craniofacial Dentistry

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