Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth
Purpose Dental avulsion injuries have a poor prognosis that largely depends on the immediate steps taken to manage the avulsed tooth. A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics, phonetics, and overall growth and function....
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Korean Society of Traumatology
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| author | Gowri Sivaramakrishnan Deena Abawi Fatima Mohammad Shoaib Fatema Bucheery Ahmed Ali Salman Majeed Jasim Kadhem Fatema AlSulaiti Muneera Alsobaiei Leena AlSalihi |
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| description | Purpose Dental avulsion injuries have a poor prognosis that largely depends on the immediate steps taken to manage the avulsed tooth. A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics, phonetics, and overall growth and function. Hence, the present study aimed to assess parents’ knowledge regarding dental avulsion and the variables associated with their knowledge of avulsion injuries. Methods A series of closed-ended questions on parents’ knowledge regarding avulsion, such as immediate management, storage media, handling, and urgency of visiting the dentist, was asked. Univariate associations between the outcomes were assessed using the Pearson chi-square test. The chi-square goodness-of-fit test was used to check whether the sample data were representative of the population. Results In total, 211 mothers and 149 fathers were included, of whom 46.7% had experienced dental trauma during their own childhood. Sixty-one percent of mothers believed that they knew everything necessary about tooth avulsion and its management. A significant number of participants who thought that they had a good level of knowledge about avulsion chose water, tissue, or paper wrap to transport the tooth, and preferred tap water, alcohol, or antiseptic to clean the avulsed tooth. Conclusions Both mothers and fathers had poor knowledge about tooth avulsion, indicating that there is an immediate need for educational programs focusing on this issue. Since a substantial proportion of participants believed incorrect information, it is vital to disseminate accurate information. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-23af117d065140deaa829b34fe5bed522025-01-16T05:39:35ZengKorean Society of TraumatologyJournal of Trauma and Injury2799-43172287-16832023-03-01361152110.20408/jti.2021.00941202Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teethGowri Sivaramakrishnan0Deena Abawi1Fatima Mohammad Shoaib2Fatema Bucheery3Ahmed Ali Salman4Majeed Jasim Kadhem5Fatema AlSulaiti6Muneera Alsobaiei7Leena AlSalihi8 Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain Dental Postgraduate Training Department, Ministry of Health, Manama, BahrainPurpose Dental avulsion injuries have a poor prognosis that largely depends on the immediate steps taken to manage the avulsed tooth. A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics, phonetics, and overall growth and function. Hence, the present study aimed to assess parents’ knowledge regarding dental avulsion and the variables associated with their knowledge of avulsion injuries. Methods A series of closed-ended questions on parents’ knowledge regarding avulsion, such as immediate management, storage media, handling, and urgency of visiting the dentist, was asked. Univariate associations between the outcomes were assessed using the Pearson chi-square test. The chi-square goodness-of-fit test was used to check whether the sample data were representative of the population. Results In total, 211 mothers and 149 fathers were included, of whom 46.7% had experienced dental trauma during their own childhood. Sixty-one percent of mothers believed that they knew everything necessary about tooth avulsion and its management. A significant number of participants who thought that they had a good level of knowledge about avulsion chose water, tissue, or paper wrap to transport the tooth, and preferred tap water, alcohol, or antiseptic to clean the avulsed tooth. Conclusions Both mothers and fathers had poor knowledge about tooth avulsion, indicating that there is an immediate need for educational programs focusing on this issue. Since a substantial proportion of participants believed incorrect information, it is vital to disseminate accurate information.http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2021-0094.pdftooth dislocationtooth luxationstooth lossdental education |
| spellingShingle | Gowri Sivaramakrishnan Deena Abawi Fatima Mohammad Shoaib Fatema Bucheery Ahmed Ali Salman Majeed Jasim Kadhem Fatema AlSulaiti Muneera Alsobaiei Leena AlSalihi Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth Journal of Trauma and Injury tooth dislocation tooth luxations tooth loss dental education |
| title | Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| title_full | Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| title_fullStr | Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| title_short | Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| title_sort | can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion an assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth |
| topic | tooth dislocation tooth luxations tooth loss dental education |
| url | http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2021-0094.pdf |
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