TABLE 1—

Distribution of Dental Injuries in Brazilian Adolescents (N = 1302), by Gender, Reported Causes, and Place of Occurrence: Distrito Federal, Brazil, 2002

	Dental Injuries
	Boys, n (%)	Girls, n (%)	Total, n (%)
Reported place of occurrence of dental injury
Home	48 (38.1)	45 (53.6)	93 (44.3)
Street/walkway	41 (32.5)	15 (17.9)	56 (26.7)
School	14 (11.1)	7 (8.3)	21 (10.0)
Other places	11 (8.7)	10 (11.9)	21 (10.0)
Don’t know	12 (9.5)	7 (8.3)	19 (9.0)
Total	126 (100.0)	84 (100.0)	210 (100. 0)
Reported cause of dental injury
Playing	60 (47.6)	41 (48.8)	101 (48.1)
Sports	23 (18.3)	5 (6.0)	28 (13.3)
Teeth misuse	8 (6.3)	11 (13.1)	19 (9.0)
Violence	8 (6.3)	4 (4.8)	12 (5.7)
Other causes	15 (11.9)	16 (19.0)	31 (14.8)
Don’t know	12 (9.5)	7 (8.3)	19 (9.0)
Total	126 (100)	84 (100)	210 (100)