The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of Oral and maxillofacial injuries of elementary school children in Suwon, Korea. The sample consisted of 850 boys and girls in a elementary school children in the city. This study conducted a survey by sending questionnaires to school-aged boys and girls, to study a condition of traumatic injuries of teeth.
1. The students who had a traumatic injuries in a oral & maxillofacial area are 125 peisons(14.7%); boys 93 persons(21%), girls 32 persons (7.9%).
2. Incidence of traumatic injuries was 1 time 102 persons(81.6%), 2 times 14 persons(11.2%), others 9 persons(7.2%).
3. The causes of traumatic injuries were fall down 65.6%, blow 10.4%, sports 9.6%, traffic accidents 7.2%, tripping 3.2%, others 4%.
4. The distributions of sports related traumatic injuries were roller blade 7 persons, bicycle 2 persons, football 1 person, baseball 1 person, basketball 1 person.
5. Types of traumatic injuries were soft tissue injury(40.8%), tooth fracture(36.8%), extrusion(8.0%), jaw fracture(3.2%), others(11.2%).
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