Tumen E.C.Adiguzel O.Kaya S.Uysal E.Yavuz I.Atakul F.2024-04-242024-04-2420091309-100Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/24674The main objective of this study was to assess the epidemiology of traumatic dental injuries to the primary teeth in children from 5 to 72 months, all atendees in 11 public nursery schools in South-Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. A total of 657 children (346 boys and 311 girls) of both sexes participated in the study. Traumatic dental injuries were classified according to the modified classification proposed by Ellis. An interview was carried out by two trained and calibrated examiners, and clinical oral examinations included distribution of dental injuries by age and sex, etiology of dental trauma, prevelance of affected teeth and type of damage. All results were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 15.0. The prevalence of traumatic dental injuries was 5.02%. There was greater involvement of boys (78.8%), of children aged 37-48 months (63.63%) and of the maxillary central incisors (92.68%). Falls were more often the etiology for dental injuries (66.7%). Most children with a traumatic dental injuries experienced traumatic injuries to one tooth (3.81%), while 1.21% had two traumatized teeth and 94.9% had no traumatic dental injuries. The most common crown fracture was in enamel only (65.9%), followed by discoloration teeth (14.6%). The prevalence of dental injuries in Turkish preschool children was very low. The present study findings emphasize the importance of encouraging parents to visit the dentist with their child at an early stage. Moreover, traumatic dental injury is widespread in the population; it has both physical and psychological effects, it is treatable; and, most importantly, it is preventable.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAnterior Primary TeethDental İnjuriesEpidemiologyPreschool ChildrenTraumaArticle2240442-s2.0-80051554261Q3