Anomalías dentomaxilofaciales en dientes permanentes y su relación con traumas en la primera infancia

a descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective research was carried out including children from 7 to 14 years old belonging to the health area of "guama" dental university clinic in pinar del rio municipality, from february 2003 to march 2005 aimed at determining the presence of dental-maxillary-facial anomalies in permanent teeth and the relation to traumas in early childhood. the universe of the research was comprised of 250 children and of them a sample of 60 children was chosen, giving them a form to collect data for the research. results obtained were statistically processed through the statistic automatic system and the chi-squared test in its application of kindness-adjustment and spss package for the proportion and comparison tests. in all cases 0, 05 was the level of significance pre-fixed. among the most significant global results obtained, those traumas occurring between 5-6 years of age caused the greater number of dental-maxillary-facial anomalies in permanent teeth. male sex presented the traumas that most affected permanent teeth directly. the most frequent were the hypoplasia of the enamel and other non-orthodontic entities; female sex had a greater psychosocial implication due to these anomalies. orientations to dentists, parents and teachers were given about the relation among traumas and dental-maxillary-facial anomalies in permanent teeth.