Research Article
Prevalence and Etiological Factors of Dental Trauma among 12- and 15-Year-Old Schoolchildren of Lebanon: A National Study
Table 3
Causes of traumatic dental injuries according to gender.
| | Variables | Boys n (%) | Girls n (%) | Total n (%) |
| | Falls | 345 (52) | 96 (60.8) | 441 (53.6) | | Collision | 86 (13) | 24 (15.2) | 110 (13.4) | | Traffic accident | 23 (3.5) | 6 (3.8) | 29 (3.5) | | Sports | 146 (22) | 26 (16.5) | 172 (20.9) | | Violent incidents | 36 (5.5) | 3(1.9) | 39 (4.8) | | Unknown | 16 (2.0) | 1 (0.6) | 17 (2) | | Miscellaneous | 13 (2.0) | 2 (1.2) | 15 (1.8) | | Total | 665 (80.8) | 158 (19.1) | 823 (100) |
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< 0.05 statistically significant. |
