Barbieri, Ana Amélia [UNESP]França, Cristiano de [UNESP]Naressi, Suely Carvalho Mutti [UNESP]Tosello, Darcy de OliveiraDaruge Júnior, Eduardo2018-12-112018-12-112017-01-01Brazilian Dental Science, v. 20, n. 1, p. 49-55, 2017.2178-6011http://hdl.handle.net/11449/179221Objective: To verify the occurrence of dental involvement described in medical examination reports on facial trauma resulting from interpersonal violence. Material and methods: an observational, analytical, and retrospective study that verified the dental involvement described in all the medical examination reports involving facial trauma, arising from interpersonal violence, issued by the Instituto Médico Legal - IML (Forensic Medicine Institute) of Taubaté, in São Paulo state, in a period of 24 months, considering gender and age group. Results: Of the 12,184 reports issued during the period studied, 1,971 (16.17%) described facial injuries resulting from aggression, and of these, 5.07% contained reports of dental involvement. The most frequent injury was a fracture (2.99%), in the age range between 16 and 24 years (31.42%), and the gender, male (56%). Conclusion: The facial injuries resulting from interpersonal violence in the analyzed period amounted to 16.17% of the total of cases, with 5.07% of these presenting reports of dental involvement.49-55engForensic DentistryInjuriesViolenceArtigo10.14295/bds.2017.v20i1.1308Acesso restrito2-s2.0-85029864144