Effort can be made to reduce the prevalence of traumatic injuries by taking into consideration the following measures:
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The use of intraoral and extraoral devices which protects the face and teeth from trauma.
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Educational programs where by the children and their parents are given information regarding the preventive and treatment aspects of traumatic injuries to teeth.
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Improve the physical environment, closer supervision of children and adoption of safety policies are likely to have a positive impact on the prevention of traumatic dental injuries.
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Families and the educational authorities must provide safe environment for children to play such as provision of specific and appropriate public places for sports activities with impact absorbing surfaces which could minimize injuries when children fall.
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It is also important that children should be supervised while they are playing to minimize the rate at which they fall and sustain Traumatic Dental Injuries and early orthodontic treatment in predisposed children may be an effective preventive strategy.
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Dental emergencies should be dealt with high proficiency and should provide prompt standard of care.
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Majority of 12-year-old children have untreated dental trauma, with risk of pain, disfigurement and spreading infections with pulpal involvement. This condition can result in tooth loss at a relatively young age.
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Change the attitude of people from disadvantaged communities, they do not visit clinics for preventive intervention or for restorative treatment to preserve their teeth. This attitude can be changed by education and motivation for more preventive treatment and a lifestyle conducive to good oral health.
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These changes will take time.
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Oral health promotion (OHP) is the cornerstone of basic oral care to bring awareness of what is possible. Affordable treatment by governments should receive attention. Reach all people at a much lower cost for providing basic emergency oral care. Services should be targeted at emergency relief of oral pain, management of oral infection and dental trauma.
