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Epidemiology of Traumatic Dental Injuries Among Pediatric Patients in the United States: Estimates From the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.

Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · Vogel S, Desai B, Ahn G, Han M, Allareddy V, Elnagar MH, Lee MK, Allareddy V · 2026-09-22

Researchers analysed US emergency department visits between 2021-2022 and found approximately 64,631 paediatric traumatic dental injury presentations, predominantly in males and children aged 2 years, with falls being the leading cause and total costs exceeding $252 million.

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