RT Book, Section
A1 D'Ambrosio, Joseph
A2 Patel, Dilip R.
A2 Greydanus, Donald E.
A2 Baker, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 6981827
T1 Chapter 33. Maxillofacial and Dental Injuries
T2 Pediatric Practice: Sports Medicine
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149677-3
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6981827
RD 2024/04/19
AB Oral  injuries  account  for  30%  of  sports  injuries  and  each  athlete  participating  in  a  contact/collision  sport  has  a  10%  chance  of  such  an  injury.1  Intrusive  displacement  of  the  anterior  teeth  as  a  result  of  falls  is  the  most  common  injury  in  children  with  primary  dentition,  whereas  fractures  of  the  crown  are  the  most  common  injuries  in  adolescents  and  adults.1–10  More  than  half  of  dental  injuries  involve  maxillary  incisors.  The  highest  incidence  of  oral  injuries  has  been  reported  in  baseball  and  biking.1–10  The  American  Academy  of  Pediatric  Dentistry  definitions  of  dento-alveolar  injuries  are  summarized  Table  33-1.