AN OVERVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO TOOTH AND ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

Dr. Bharti Sharma; Dr. Aradhna Kaushal

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

AN OVERVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO TOOTH AND ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

Dr. Bharti Sharma, Dr. Aradhna Kaushal

Abstract :

A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to evaluate the criteria used for the diagnostic classification of traumatic dental injuries from an epidemiological standpoint. In the 1950, Pediatric dentist G.E. Ellis was the first person to promote a universal classification of dental injuries. Dental injuries have been classified according to a variety of factors, such as etiology, anatomy, pathology or therapeutic considerations. The most frequent type of injury was a simple crown fracture of the maxillary central incisors in the permanent dentition while injuries to the periodontal tissues were more common in the primary dentition. Paper describes the various categories of tooth injuries.