Evaluation of teachers’ knowledge concerning tooth avulsion
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https://doi.org/10.7308/aodontol/2012.48.3.08Keywords:
Tooth avulsion, Tooth injuries, FacultyAbstract
Aim: To evaluate the knowledge of elementary school teachers regarding the proper conduct in cases of tooth avulsion in elementary school students.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using convenience sample made up of teachers from four elementary schools in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. These teachers answered a questionnaire concerning their personal data and their own knowledge about tooth avulsion.
Results: Participants were an average of 41 years of age, and 96.2% were female. Regarding the proper procedures to be taken in the case of tooth avulsion, 73.1% said they did not know the procedures, 40.4% had already witnessed a tooth avulsion within the school’s environment, whereas only 23.5% would attempt to reimplant an avulsed tooth. Approximately 34.6% of the participants claimed that they would collect the avulsed tooth and would take the both the child and the tooth to the dentist for a proper diagnosis; however, only 9.6% would leave the tooth for less than an hour outside the mouth. Dry material (gauze, glass jar, cotton) was the choice of 42.6% of the respondents to transport the tooth to the dentist, while water and milk presented the lowest response percentage (13.1%).
Conclusion: The teachers’ knowledge concerning most appropriate measures to be taken when faced with a tooth avulsion is inadequate and further training of these professionals could lead to correct treatments and better prognoses.
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