[Dentoalveolar trauma in children: retrospective study of 1,444 injuries].

Abstract

This study comprises an analysis of traumatic dental injuries in children, from cases treated at the dental unit of the National Institute of Pediatrics over a period of seven years; a total of 1,444 traumatic injuries were seen in 809 children. Data under study included; type, frequency and site of injury, sex and age of patients, maxilla more often predisposed, dentition most affected by trauma and, finally, time of the year in which more cases occurred.