Trauma to the anterior teeth is a common finding in children and adolescents. In most of the cases when timely intervention is not considered, the tooth becomes nonvital and the pulp becomes necrosed which ultimately results in the formation of an irreversible periapical pathology. Hence, this study was envisaged to measure the prevalence of trauma in anterior permanent teeth among 1060 schoolchildren in Lucknow and its sub urban areas between 8–12 years of age. The total prevalence of dental trauma was 24.53%. In which, mild trauma was reported to be 17.93% while severe trauma (involving dentine) was 6.60%. Severe trauma was more prevalent among boys; children with lip incompetence and those with an over jet of 4mm or more. The main reported causes for dental trauma were falling (35%), sports (20%), violence (20%) and playing (25%). Severe dental trauma was related to over jet, lip incompetence and gender. The etiological factors for trauma observed in this study were preventable. Therefore, a community effort should be pursued, with the aim of educating sports teachers, teachers, health personnel, parents and schoolchildren regarding awareness of dental trauma prevention.