
Dental Trauma in Children
More than 50% of children have some type of injury to a tooth during childhood. Its part of growing up. Most cases of mouth injuries are not life threatening and rarely a child may develop serious complications. However, injuries to the teeth and mouth can have long lasting effects on the childs appearance and self-confidence. The teeth injured most frequently are the four upper front teeth. Children aged between one and three are at high risk of injuring their upper front ba