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The association of overjet size and traumatic dental injuries-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

George P ArrajRossi-Fedele GiampieroEsma J Doğramacı
Published in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2019)
The results confirm the association between increased overjet and dental trauma. A child in the primary dentition could be considered as having an overjet at risk for trauma when it is ≥3mm. In the early secondary dentition, the threshold for trauma is an overjet ≥5mm.
Keyphrases
  • trauma patients
  • oral health
  • spinal cord injury
  • mental health