Caracterização do trauma dentário repetido ou múltiplo em dentadura permanente de crianças e adolescentes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dental trauma is a dental emergency that has a high prevalence and constitutes a serious public health problem worldwide, causing a major impact on the quality of life and treatment costs for children and adolescents. OBJECTIVES: Present a brief review of the literature on repeated or multiple dental trauma. METHODOLOGY: This is a literature review carried out in the PUBMED database comprising studies up to November 2024. Gray literature (OpenGrey) was also searched. The data collected from the studies such as title, author, year of publication, objectives, methodology, results and conclusion were tabulated by two reviewers and analyzed qualitatively to produce the results of this study. RESULTS: The main sequelae caused in cases of repeated or multiple episodes of dental trauma are pulp necrosis, inflammatory resorption, replacement resorption and obliteration of the chamber and root canal. Regarding trauma recurrence, our results showed that children with an initial history of previous dental trauma were more likely to suffer new episodes of dental trauma. Furthermore, it was found that children who had their first episode of trauma between 6 and 10 years of age have more traumatic recurrences than those who had their first episode between 11 and 18 years of age. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Dental traumas, more common in males, affect incisors and canines, with increased risk due to prior history. Prevention is essential to avoid new episodes and complications.