Accidental damage to incisors amongst Irish adults

Abstract

Evidence of accidental damage to permanent incisor teeth was recorded as part of a national survey of adult dental health in Ireland. A total of 746 adults aged between 16 and 34 years were examined. The prevalence of injury was considerably higher in males and the majority of subjects in both sexes had just one tooth affected. There was a continuing increase in prevalence with age which appeared to level out after the age of 24. A high level of untreated injuries was noted in both age groups; of those injuries which were treated, composite restorations were more common in the younger age groups while extraction and replacement by a denture was more common in older subjects.

Prevalence of traumatic orofacial and dental injury in unidentified bodies—Data from a forensic medicine institute in Brazil

“…The maxillary central incisors were the most affected (n = 59). The frequency of fractured teeth was lower than in other studies conducted with living people …”

“…In the present study, the reports of 58 bodies (10.8%) showed the presence of TDI. These data showed a slightly lower prevalence than in the population‐based studies conducted with 16‐ to 50‐year‐olds, which vary from 13.5% to 28.1% . The affected teeth include the upper premolars, upper and lower canines, and upper and lower incisors.…”

“…The frequency of fractured teeth was lower than in other studies conducted with living people. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The present study demonstrated that, for most of the unidentified bodies autopsied at the IFM-BH, death was due to violence (64%). Brazilian laws confer the authority to declare violent or suspicious death onto the IFM, which is similar to the United Kingdom and the United States.…”

“…These data showed a slightly lower prevalence than in the population-based studies conducted with 16-to 50-year-olds, which vary from 13.5% to 28.1%. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The affected teeth include the upper premolars, upper and lower canines, and upper and lower incisors. The maxillary central incisors were the most affected (n = 59).…”

Epidemiology of traumatic dental injuries – a 12 year review of the literature

“…Results from many studies demonstrate that the majority of TDIs occur in childhood and adolescence. It is estimated that 71–92% of all TDIs sustained in a lifetime occur before the age of 19 years (12, 31–33); other studies have reported a decrease after the age of 24–30 years (13, 34). Because of an increase in the number of older people in many countries and because most of these people are still in possession of their own teeth, there might be an increase in TDIs in older generations as a result of accidental falls.…”