Background/Aim Traumatic dental injuries are among the most serious dental public health problems in children. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the dental trauma profile of primary and permanent teeth among children aged 0–15 years who presented to a university hospital. Material and Methods The study included 650 patients (1,000 primary and permanent teeth) who presented with a history of dental trauma to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University between 2016 and 2019. Traumatized teeth were assessed according to the Andreasen classification. The following information was recorded: age, gender, teeth affected by trauma, etiologies of trauma, place and season of trauma, type of trauma, type of treatment, and time between the trauma and treatment. Results In total, 650 patients (240 females, 410 males) and 1,000 incisors (212 primary teeth, 788 permanent teeth) were evaluated. The average age of the patients was 8.89 ± 3.41 years, and dental injuries were more frequent between 8 and 10 years of age. The maxillary central incisors, both primary (40.1%) and permanent (42.8%), were the most frequently affected teeth. The main cause of traumatic dental injuries was falls. Most accidents occurred at school and home. The most common type of dental injuries recorded was luxation injuries in the primary teeth (21.5%) and enamel‐dentin fractures (35.9%) in the permanent teeth. Only 48 teeth were treated during the first hour after injury. Conclusions The most common type of traumatic injury affecting permanent teeth was enamel‐dentin fractures, and primary teeth were luxation injury. Only 4.8% of teeth were treated within the first hour after trauma.
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