Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Aim: Dental injuries are one of the most frequent oral health problems in children and adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate Croatian pediatricians’ knowledge and practice regarding dental injuries management and the use of mouthguards as means of protection against traumatic injuries. Materials...
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| author | Antonija Tadin Danijela Delic Ivana Kristina Delic Jukic Kristina Gorseta Lidia Gavic |
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| description | Aim: Dental injuries are one of the most frequent oral health problems in children and adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate Croatian pediatricians’ knowledge and practice regarding dental injuries management and the use of mouthguards as means of protection against traumatic injuries. Materials and methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey conducted among 186 pediatricians examined their demographic characteristics, knowledge and experience with dental injuries. Student <i>t</i>-test or one-way ANOVA, with Tukey’s post-hoc were used to analyze obtained data (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Results: The overall mean score of knowledge on the management of dental injuries was 3.6 ± 1.53 points. Male pediatricians (<i>p</i> = 0.016), those who witnessed dental injuries (<i>p</i> = 0.003), and those who had more than ten years of pediatric practice (<i>p</i> = 0.027) showed better knowledge. The results of multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated impact between pediatricians’ knowledge in the emergency treatment of traumatic dental injuries concerning the level of health care (practice settings) (β = −0.254, <i>p</i> = 0.002) and the number of patients treated by a pediatrician per day (β = −0.187, <i>p</i> = 0.030). Conclusion: Pediatricians have a low level of knowledge regarding the primary care of traumatic dental injuries. An additional course on dental injurie management should be recommended as part of the physician and pediatricians’ educational training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79d76f6e78054e7d91bb305bd3a24cc12023-11-23T07:51:54ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672021-12-0191215210.3390/dj9120152Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional SurveyAntonija Tadin0Danijela Delic1Ivana Kristina Delic Jukic2Kristina Gorseta3Lidia Gavic4Department of Restorative Dental Medicine and Endodontics, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Dental Medicine, Health Center of Split-Dalmatia County, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Gunduliceva 5, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Restorative Dental Medicine and Endodontics, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaAim: Dental injuries are one of the most frequent oral health problems in children and adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate Croatian pediatricians’ knowledge and practice regarding dental injuries management and the use of mouthguards as means of protection against traumatic injuries. Materials and methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey conducted among 186 pediatricians examined their demographic characteristics, knowledge and experience with dental injuries. Student <i>t</i>-test or one-way ANOVA, with Tukey’s post-hoc were used to analyze obtained data (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Results: The overall mean score of knowledge on the management of dental injuries was 3.6 ± 1.53 points. Male pediatricians (<i>p</i> = 0.016), those who witnessed dental injuries (<i>p</i> = 0.003), and those who had more than ten years of pediatric practice (<i>p</i> = 0.027) showed better knowledge. The results of multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated impact between pediatricians’ knowledge in the emergency treatment of traumatic dental injuries concerning the level of health care (practice settings) (β = −0.254, <i>p</i> = 0.002) and the number of patients treated by a pediatrician per day (β = −0.187, <i>p</i> = 0.030). Conclusion: Pediatricians have a low level of knowledge regarding the primary care of traumatic dental injuries. An additional course on dental injurie management should be recommended as part of the physician and pediatricians’ educational training.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/12/152dental traumamouthguardsmultidisciplinary carepediatric dentistry |
| spellingShingle | Antonija Tadin Danijela Delic Ivana Kristina Delic Jukic Kristina Gorseta Lidia Gavic Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey Dentistry Journal dental trauma mouthguards multidisciplinary care pediatric dentistry |
| title | Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full | Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_fullStr | Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_short | Pediatricians’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Injuries and Use of Mouthguards: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_sort | pediatricians knowledge of emergency management of dental injuries and use of mouthguards a cross sectional survey |
| topic | dental trauma mouthguards multidisciplinary care pediatric dentistry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/12/152 |
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