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Traumatic Dental Injuries among 8-12 Year Old Sudanese Children in Khartoum State

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  • Alaa Y. Malik

    (General dentist, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sudan)

  • Amal H. Abuaffan

    (Head department of Orthodontic, Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Sudan)

Abstract

Background: Traumatic dental injuries are common in children, and they are often associated with facial fractures in road traffic accidents. Boys sustain dental trauma almost twice as much as girls. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of traumatic dental injury among 8-12 years old Sudanese children. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional school based study for 813 school children (395 boys and 418 girls) 8-12 years old were selected from private and public primary schools for assessment of traumatic dental injuries according to Ellis classification and the causes of trauma were studied. Data was collected by visual examination and no radiographs were taken. Chi-square test was used to test association between the different variables. P-value

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  • Alaa Y. Malik & Amal H. Abuaffan, 2016. "Traumatic Dental Injuries among 8-12 Year Old Sudanese Children in Khartoum State," International Journal of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 2(4), pages 15-19, 04-2016.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:ijohms:2016:p:15-19
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