Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Trauma in Six-Year-Old School-Children

Autor: Breno Malinverni, Abelardo Nunes Lunardelli, Sandra Espíndola Lunardelli, Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Martins, Rodrigo Dias Nunes, Eliane Traebert, Jefferson Traebert
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 21 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1519-0501
1983-4632
Popis: Objective: To estimate the prevalence and associated factors of dental trauma in 6-year-old school children in the city of Palhoça, Brazil. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study. It involved a representative sample of school children born in 2009, residing in the municipality and regularly enrolled in public and private schools (n = 1,102). Clinical data were obtained through oral exams. To evaluate the incisal overjet, the distance in millimeters was measured horizontally from the labial surface of the lower central incisor to the labial surface of the upper incisor. Bivariate analyses were performed using the Chi-square test, with a p-value
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