PREVALENCE OF ANTERIOR TOOTH FRACTURE DUE TO TRAUMA IN SOUTHWEST COASTAL POPULATION OF INDIA  AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Dr Jyothi Shetty; Prof (Dr) Mithra N Hegde; Prof  Dr Darshana Devadiga; Dr Mahalaxmi Yelapure

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2016

PREVALENCE OF ANTERIOR TOOTH FRACTURE DUE TO TRAUMA IN SOUTHWEST COASTAL POPULATION OF INDIA AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Dr Jyothi Shetty, Prof Dr Mithra N Hegde, Prof Dr Darshana Devadiga, Dr Mahalaxmi Yelapure

Abstract :

Traumatic dental injury is a significant problem seen in young adults and the incidence of trauma might exceed that of dental caries and periodontal disease in the future. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of anterior tooth fracture due to trauma in the SouthWest Coastal population of India. The study was conducted on 2000 patients attending the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and rural satellite centers of NITTE university.The prevalence of anterior teeth fracture were studied in relation to age, gender, location, occupation, cause, type of fracture and its association with molar relation. Standard questionnaire from Oral Health Survey WHO format 2013 was used for the survey.The prevalence of anterior tooth fracture due to trauma was most commonly seen in males, common etiological factor being fall and class II Division I malocclusion cases were more common.