Awareness of Dental Trauma Management among School Teachers of Kannur, Kerala, India
Introduction: Dental trauma can overtake dental caries and periodontal disease as the most significant threat to dental health among young people. The prognosis of traumatized teeth depends on prompt and appropriate treatment. The role of school teachers in the prevention of traumatic dental inj...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Dental trauma can overtake dental caries and
periodontal disease as the most significant threat to dental
health among young people. The prognosis of traumatized
teeth depends on prompt and appropriate treatment. The role
of school teachers in the prevention of traumatic dental injuries
is a topic that has received a great deal of attention in recent
years. However, studies conducted in different regions of the
world have demonstrated that teachers and other lay people’s
knowledge about traumatic dental injuries is inadequate and
their behavior does not contribute to reduce the sequelae.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge
of school teachers about dental trauma and its management in
Kannur district.
Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted under the
Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry; Kannur
Dental College among 303 school teachers randomly selected
from 16 schools. Four schools were selected from 16 schools
using stratified cluster sampling technique. A cross sectional
study design was used. A stratified cluster sampling method
was done to select the study subjects. The nature and purpose
of the study was first explained to the teachers in local language.
Following this the printed questionnaire was distributed to
school teachers. The questionnaire was prepared based on the
needs of the study after referring similar questionnaires used in
studies conducted in different parts of the world.
Results: A statistically significant association was found
between the teacher’s knowledge regarding trauma and their
teaching experience. Out of the total school teachers who
participated in the study, 90.1% responded correctly that the
teeth most frequently affected by traumatic accidents are the
upper front teeth. Nearly 23.4% responded correctly regarding
management of traumatic tooth fracture. Almost 46.5% had
correct knowledge regarding the reimplantation of avulsed
permanent teeth. Only 14.2% responded correctly to the proper
storage medium for avulsed teeth.
Conclusion: It was concluded from the study that among
the school teachers surveyed there was significantly very low
knowledge of emergency management of dental trauma. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |