Volume 25, Issue 118, December 2021

Assessment of knowledge and practice in management of tooth avulsion among dental clinicians: A cross-sectional study

Mohammed Mustafa

Department of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Aim: Tooth avulsion (TA) is a common presentation of dental trauma and if treated on time saves money and psychological stress to the patient. Dental clinicians are expected to have sufficient knowledge to solace the patient and the parents/guardian as well as manage the avulsed tooth. Hence, this study was aim to assess the dental clinicians’ knowledge and practice in the management of tooth avulsion. Materials and Methods: This questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted among the dental clinicians of Mumbai city of India, through online “Google Forms”. The participants were selected through convenience sampling; a pre-tested and validated questionnaire was prepared. SPSS version22 was used for analysing data. The “Chi-square test” was applied to compare the responses, “Descriptive analysis” and “logistic regression analysis” was used while keeping the level of significance at <0.05. Results: It was observed that among 434 participants, there was a significant difference between genders and years of experience (p<0.001). There was a significant variation in the knowledge levels as assessed from various responses when the “Chi-square test” was applied. On “logistic regression analysis”, no significant difference was seen for gender and age, while the odds ratio for the number of years of experience was significant for the variables (p< .00001). Conclusions: The level of knowledge and practice in the management of tooth avulsions was moderate among dental clinicians. The success of endodontically treated avulsed teeth depends on various factors as stated in this study.

Keywords: Dental clinicians, Knowledge, Management, Practice, Tooth avulsion.

Medical Science, 2021, 25(118), 3326-3335

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