Prevention of dental trauma during childhood: An overview
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2009-08-01
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Cunha, Robson Frederico [UNESP]
Bianco, Karina Gerhardt [UNESP]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevention of dental trauma in children aged 0 to 3 years, as it is studied in the literature. Since these traumatic injuries can cause damage and complications to the deciduous teeth, and even to the permanent teeth, the development of actions to reduce their occurrence is necessary because these injuries represent a considerable problem in dentistry. Although prevention is difficult in this age group, efforts should be directed at education, especially the development of educational programs involving qualified professional directly engaged in the routine of traumatic dental injuries. The actions to be adopted should be based on the understanding of etiological factors, on the different patterns of the mechanism of injury, and on the characteristics of each community. © 2009 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
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Accident prevention, Tooth injuries, Trauma, deciduous tooth, dental care, dental education, dentistry, education program, falling, groups by age, human, incisor, preventive dentistry, priority journal, review, tooth, tooth injury, traffic accident
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Current Pediatric Reviews, v. 5, n. 3, p. 189-191, 2009.