• Snigdha Shubham, Manisha Nepal, Ravish Mishra, Laxmi Kandel, and Narayan Gautam.
• Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal.
• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Jan 31; 59 (233): 31-34.

IntroductionTraumatic dental injury is an injury inflicted on the dentoalveolar system. It has a physical as well as a psychological impact. Despite this concern, epidemiological data regarding its prevalence is insufficient in the literature of Nepal. Hence, this study's objective was to investigate the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries for the patients visiting Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal, over five years.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using records from the medical record section for the patients presenting at the dental emergency outpatient department of the Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal, between April 2014 and April 2019. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the Universal College of Medical Sciences. Patient demographic data, type of traumatic dental injuries, and etiologies were evaluated from the record section.ResultsOut of 10,080 patients registered during the study period, 793 patients (7.86%) were due to traumatic dental injury, out of which 628 (79.2%) were male, and 165 (20.8%) were female. The most vulnerable age group was 20-29 years (42.4%). Most frequently, injuries occurred in June (16%). Road traffic accidents (57.8 %) were the most common mode, and complicated crown-root fracture (23.3%) was the most common type of traumatic dental injury.ConclusionsThe frequency of 7.86% of traumatic dental injury indicates that dental traumatology needs special attention for policy planning and professional training.

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