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Evaluation of elementary education teachers' knowledge on avulsion and tooth replantation
Francisco, Simone Scandiuzzi; Soares, Adriana de Jesus; Murrer, Rodrigo Dutra.
Afiliação
  • Francisco, Simone Scandiuzzi; Leão Sampaio School. Dentistry Course. Juazeiro do Norte. BR
  • Soares, Adriana de Jesus; Leão Sampaio School. Dentistry Course. Juazeiro do Norte. BR
  • Murrer, Rodrigo Dutra; Leão Sampaio School. Dentistry Course. Juazeiro do Norte. BR
RSBO (Impr.) ; 12(1): 32-40, Jan.-Mar. 2015. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-782783
Biblioteca responsável: BR97.1
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Dental trauma care emergency is very important issue, especially in cases of avulsion and it is crucial for the prognosis. A preventive-educational approach had not been effective and there are many failures in handling dental trauma, mainly by lack of knowledge by health professionals, teachers and lay people.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of 89 teachers about dental trauma. Material and

methods:

A questionnaire divided into three parts containing questions about the emergency procedures in cases of dental trauma was applied.

Results:

Only 13% of teachers would replant the tooth in the socket, and only 7% said they would put the tooth in some liquid and 58% would store in a piece of paper, cloth or clean container. In relation to replantation, 75% reported that they would hold the tooth by the crown, 79% reported that first they would refer to the dentist, and 80% thought that the treatment had to be immediate. With regard to tooth preparation, 46% would keep it in saline, 24% in water, and only 11% in milk. Concerning to the avulsed tooth, only 15% correctly answered that they would replant the avulsed tooth and then referred to the dentist.

Conclusion:

It was concluded that the knowledge of teachers must be improved by educational and preventive campaigns on management of traumatized teeth.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Idioma: En Revista: RSBO (Impr.) Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Idioma: En Revista: RSBO (Impr.) Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil