Conference abstract
Prevalence of tooth fracture and its effect on adolescents in a Nigerian rural community
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:13(5).31
Jan 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.13.5.865
Archived on: 31 Jan 2022
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Keywords: Adolescents, dental trauma, rural, tooth fracture
Oral presentation
Prevalence of tooth fracture and its effect on adolescents in a Nigerian rural community
Seyi Akinloye1,&, Dara Akinseloyin1, Tomilayo Ogunmola1, Kayode Oladeji1, Seun Sulaiman1, Folake Barakat Lawal1, Juliana Obontu Taiwo1, Gbemisola Aderemi Oke1
1Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction:the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries and its effect on adolescents in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria.
Methods:a cross-sectional study was conducted among 127 adolescents in randomly selected secondary schools in Igangan, a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were obtained using interviewer administered questionnaires and by intraoral examination. Garcia-Godoy's (1981) classification was used to classify traumatic injuries. Data collected were analysed using SPSS version 22.0.
Results:the mean age was 14.9 ± 2.0 years and 69 (54.3%) were males. The prevalence of tooth fracture was 26.8%. The most frequently traumatized teeth were maxillary right and left central incisors (41.9% and 30.2%) respectively. Enamel fracture (46.5%) was the most common. Fall (p = 0.007) resulting in physical injury, involvement in a fight (p = 0.024) and assault by being hit on the face by an older person (p = 0.021) were the statistically significant risk factors. The most prevalent effects of fractured teeth on the affected participants were pain (26.5%) and difficulty in drinking cold or hot beverages (17.6%). None of the participants with traumatic dental injury sought treatment with the dentist.
Conclusion:prevalence of traumatic dental injury among the studied group was high, and enamel fracture was the most prevalent type. None of the affected adolescents with traumatic dental injury sought dental care, despite some having pains. There is need for oral health intervention programmes to create awareness about prevention and treatment of traumatic dental injuries.
Prevalence of tooth fracture and its effect on adolescents in a Nigerian rural community
Seyi Akinloye1,&, Dara Akinseloyin1, Tomilayo Ogunmola1, Kayode Oladeji1, Seun Sulaiman1, Folake Barakat Lawal1, Juliana Obontu Taiwo1, Gbemisola Aderemi Oke1
1Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction:the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries and its effect on adolescents in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria.
Methods:a cross-sectional study was conducted among 127 adolescents in randomly selected secondary schools in Igangan, a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were obtained using interviewer administered questionnaires and by intraoral examination. Garcia-Godoy's (1981) classification was used to classify traumatic injuries. Data collected were analysed using SPSS version 22.0.
Results:the mean age was 14.9 ± 2.0 years and 69 (54.3%) were males. The prevalence of tooth fracture was 26.8%. The most frequently traumatized teeth were maxillary right and left central incisors (41.9% and 30.2%) respectively. Enamel fracture (46.5%) was the most common. Fall (p = 0.007) resulting in physical injury, involvement in a fight (p = 0.024) and assault by being hit on the face by an older person (p = 0.021) were the statistically significant risk factors. The most prevalent effects of fractured teeth on the affected participants were pain (26.5%) and difficulty in drinking cold or hot beverages (17.6%). None of the participants with traumatic dental injury sought treatment with the dentist.
Conclusion:prevalence of traumatic dental injury among the studied group was high, and enamel fracture was the most prevalent type. None of the affected adolescents with traumatic dental injury sought dental care, despite some having pains. There is need for oral health intervention programmes to create awareness about prevention and treatment of traumatic dental injuries.
