Population Knowledge and Attitude Toward Emergency Management of Avulsed Permanent Teeth

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of patients treated in a public University concerning dental avulsion and its emergency first-aid management. Material and Methods: Three hundred patients were invited to answer a questionnaire about demographic characteristics, attitude and knowledge of first-aid management of dental avulsion. Chi-square test was used to assess the association between knowledge about dental replantation and education level. Results: Female gender (66.7%) aged from 31 to 40 years (31.3%) with high school education (50.3%) predominated among all the participants. It was not found a difference between education level and management of avulsed permanent teeth (p=0.076), and 66% of the respondents were not able to do the replantation. In relation to the management of avulsed tooth, 42.7% of the respondents would brush the tooth and if the replantation was not possible, most of them would choose inappropriate media for storage. The association between the storage medium and educational level showed to be statistically significant (p=0.043). Conclusion: It was possible to notice the lack of knowledge about this subject, and it could result in the worst prognosis. In avulsion cases, the subsequent root resorptions may lead to the loss of the child's tooth. It is important to implement educational campaigns to spread knowledge and improve success rates of permanent avulsed teeth

Evaluación clínica y radiográfica de autrotrasplantes y reposiciones dentales 1994-1997 / Clinical and radiographic evaluation of tooth autotransplantations and repositions

Se realizó un estudio de quince autotrasplantes y dos reposiciones dentales en quince pacientes que consultaron, entre agosto de 1994 y junio de 1997 en la Unidad de Cirugía Oral y Estomatología del H.U.S.P. Se evaluaron parámetros clìnicos como dolor, cambio de color, sangrado, movilidad e índice de Russell, también parámetros radiográficos, espacios del ligamento peridontal, reabsorción radicular interna y externa, obliteración de cámara pulpar y estado de desarrollo radicular. Todos los casos realizados fueron de diferentes dientes donantes a diferentes sitios receptores, notándose que los autotrasplantes más frecuentemente realizados son del tercer molar al primer molar y las reposiciones en zona de premolares. La tasa de supervivencia fue de 100 por ciento a los seis meses, y del 75 por ciento a los 12 meses; ésta se mantuvo por los 24 meses. Los resultados finales de este estudio piloto demuestran que los autotrasplantes y las reposiciones dentales son alternativas de tratamiento con alto porcentaje de éxito en caso de pérdida dentaria o alteración en la erupción por malposición