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Materials and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 178 patients treated for DT following E-scooter (n = 56) or bicycle (n = 122) accidents between January 2022 and December 2022 at a single oral and maxillofacial surgery department in a German urban area. Demographic, clinical, temporal, and therapeutic data were collected and statistically compared. Results: E-scooter patients were significantly younger (mean age: 33.6 vs. 47.0 years, p &lt; 0.001) and predominantly female (85.7% vs. 26.2%, p &lt; 0.001) compared to bicycle patients. E-scooter accidents more frequently occurred at night (69.6%) and on weekends (62.5%) and were significantly associated with alcohol consumption (55.4%) and low helmet use (8.9%). Clinically, E-scooter accidents resulted in more complex dental injuries, including a higher incidence of root fractures (14.3% vs. 0%, p &lt; 0.001), complicated crown fractures (25.0% vs. 9.0%, p = 0.004), and crown-root fractures (32.1% vs. 9.8%, p &lt; 0.001). Mandibular injuries were more prevalent in the E-scooter group, and concomitant facial fractures (excluding alveolar) were also more common (28.6% vs. 19.7%, p = 0.018). Conclusion: E-scooter accidents are associated with a distinct DT pattern involving younger, often alcohol-intoxicated, and helmetless patients, typically presenting with more severe and complex DT-injuries. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted prevention strategies, legislative measures on helmet use, and clinician awareness of specific trauma profiles linked to E-scooter use.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj13090409","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]],"date-time":"2025-09-05T14:53:01Z","timestamp":1757083981000},"page":"409","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Comparison of Dentoalveolar Trauma Patterns Between E-Scooter and Bicycle Accidents in a German Urban Area: A Retrospective Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Aydin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Lesserstra\u00dfe 180, 22049 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Schunk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Lesserstra\u00dfe 180, 22049 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manfred","family":"Giese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Lesserstra\u00dfe 180, 22049 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oliver","family":"Schuck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Lesserstra\u00dfe 180, 22049 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1287-9775","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Florian","family":"Dudde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Lesserstra\u00dfe 180, 22049 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rey-Moreno, M., Peri\u00e1\u00f1ez-Crist\u00f3bal, R., and Calvo-Mora, A. 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