Introduction:

Dentoalveolar trauma (DTA) are events that occur frequently, compromising dental organs, their supporting tissues, the jaws and the soft tissues of the face.

Statistics reveal significant figures regarding the incidence and prevalence of these accidents, which is why they are considered a global public health problem.

Objective:

To determine the prevalence of Dentoalveolar Trauma (TDA) in the urban parish of Hermano Miguel in the canton of Cuenca- Ecuador in 2019.

Materials and Methods:

The research is part of the “Macro epidemiological study of dentoalveolar trauma in children, adolescents and adults in Cuenca Canton, 2019” of the Catholic University of Cuenca. The research design is descriptive/analytical and retrospective.

A questionnaire validated by experts was used, obtaining information from 320 people in 78 dwellings of between 2 and 11 inhabitants (M=4; SD=2) from 11 randomly selected blocks. Results: The prevalence of trauma in the sample was 8.1% (n=26); in 28.2% (n=22) of the dwellings visited, one (23.1%) or two (5.1%) persons were recorded with blows to the teeth.

Conclusion:

Dentoalveolar trauma, due to the frequency with which it occurs, is considered a dental emergency of utmost importance to keep the affected tooth and the tissues involved in the mouth; it is considered that the upper arch received more trauma and the most frequent causes were falls.