• A TDI is a public dental health problem and there will
probably be an increase in the prevalence of TDIs in
the future simply because more individuals will be at
risk. Therefore it is necessary to continue the registration
of TDIs.
• Factors such as gender and age will probably be of less
importance to TDIs, compared with other factors such
as environment, activity of the individual and socioeconomic
status. Research is necessary to elucidate the
relationship between environmental and behavioural
factors and TDI.
• A risk profile for patients who sustain MDTE should
be developed to help preventing young individuals
from suffering another trauma event.
• It is essential for every dental clinic to have a
prospective ongoing registration of TDIs to catch up
early with changes in occurrence and severity.
Acknowledgement
I wish to conclude with a tribute to all the authors cited
in this work that have done outstanding work on
studying the epidemiology of traumatic dental injuries.