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International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 4 Number of injuries to the permanent and deciduous teeth, arranged according to injury types and subtypes

From: Traumatic dental injuries over an 8-year period at a German dental center: a retrospective overview and cross-sectional analysis

 

Number of injuries sustained by

Types of traumatic injury

Permanent teeth

Deciduous teeth

All injuries

(PDL, DHT, PDL + DHT)

n

n

%

n

n

%

n

n

%

PDL (including PDL + DHT)

2780

  

657

  

3437

  

 Concussion

 

983

35.4

 

95

14.5

 

1078

31.4

 Subluxation (mobility)

 

612

22.0

 

194

29.5

 

806

23.5

 Lateral luxation

 

762

27.4

 

196

29.8

 

958

27.9

 Extrusion

 

141

5.1

 

46

7.0

 

187

5.4

 Intrusion

 

76

2.7

 

34

5.2

 

110

3.2

Avulsion

 

206

7.4

 

92

14.0

 

298

8.7

   

100

  

100

  

100

DHT (including PDL + DHT)

2428

  

55

  

2483

  

 Enamel (infraction)

 

199

8.2

 

4

7.3

 

203

8.2

 Enamel (fracture)

 

537

22.1

 

23

41.8

 

560

22.6

 Enamel–dentin

 

1191

49.1

 

11

20.0

 

1202

48.4

 Enamel–dentin–pulp

 

282

11.6

 

5

9.1

 

287

11.6

 Crown–root

 

178

7.3

 

7

12.7

 

185

7.5

 Root

 

41

1.7

 

5

9.1

 

46

1.9

   

100

  

100

  

100

Total

5208

  

712

  

5920

  
  1. Injuries to the periodontal ligament or dental hard tissue are counted separately in this table, even if any two of them affected the same tooth site
  2. DHT dental hard tissue, PDL periodontal ligament
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