An Investigation of Oral Trauma -A Survey on Nursery School and Kindergarten-
2004 Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 412-417
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2004 Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 412-417
The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and the emergency care of oral trauma of children in nursery schools and kindergartens.
We sent out the questionnaires to 110 nursery schools and kindergartens (irrespective of their being private or public, certified or non-certified) concerning oral trauma occurring in one year from April 2001 to March 2002.
The following results were obtained:
1. Most of the subjects had been injured by “striking against other's head” with the actual location unimportant.
2. The time of injury: In nursery schools, first in frequency was in the morning, second in frequency was between nap time and going home. There was no significant difference among these in kindergartens.3.
97% of the subjects had been given first aid.
4. Most of the subjects in kindergarten washed well and wrapped the teeth which had fallen off in tissue paper.
5.58% of the nursery schools and 80% of the kindergartens had no manual for emergency measures for oral trauma.
6. It is indicated that there was a luck of information concerning the prevention of trauma and concerning first aid or references to dental offices for traumatic accidents occurring in nursery schools and kindergartens.
