ABSTRACT

As a result of maxillofacial trauma, injury to the teeth like crown fracture, root fracture, avulsion and subluxation may be confronted. For this study, 2472 judicial reports, that have been prepared in Gulhane Military Medical Faculty between 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014, observed, and examined 31 (1,2%) cases’ files which have tooth injury, retrospectively. All of the cases were male and the mean age of event date was 24,1 (± 5,5). The causes of traumatic dental injury were respectively battery (64,5%), gunshot injuries (16,1%), explosive injuries (12,9%) and blunt traumatic injuries (6,5%). We determined isolated crown fracture in 13 (41,9%) cases, isolated avulsion in 10 (32,3%) cases, both crown fracture and avulsion in 2 (6,5%) cases, both crown fracture and subluxation in 1 (3,2%) case, both root and crown fracture in 2 (6,5%) cases, isolated subluxation with gingiva bleeding in 3 (9,7%) cases. Crown fracture was most frequently seen in the tooth number 21 (22,5%) and tooth number 11 (19,3%). Consequently; the physicians who will prepare a judicial report to the patients with dental trauma, have to reveal the characteristics of injury and have to decide according to the consultation of dentists.

Keywords: Tooth injury, forensic medicine, judicial report, crown fracture.