Emergency management of avulsion injuries: from home to clinic. A multicentre cross-sectional survey among medical doctors and general public

Authors

  • Mafaza Alam Department of Operative Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Varqa Faraid Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Laima Alam Department of Gastroenterology, Bahria International Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Ajmal Yousaf Department of Operative Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Pir Jawad Ali Shah Department of Operative Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Maham Wahid Department of Operative Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3316

Abstract

The objective of this multi-centre study was to analyse the knowledge of parents as compared to medical-doctors regarding avulsion-injuries. A validated and piloted questionnaire was circulated among two equal groups (130 participants each) of medical-doctors and the general public. Data was analysed using SPSS version 19. A total of 131 (89%) participants had a university degree and 185 (71%) had a full time employment. One hundred and eighty-seven (72%) participants reported having no previous information regarding avulsion injuries, 195 (75%) considered their level of knowledge inadequate, and 63 (24%) had a previous history of dental trauma. A statistically significant number had information regarding avulsed permanent-teeth replantation (p = 0.02) but not deciduous-teeth (p = 0.26), whereas only 39 (15%) were aware of the right medium for tooth storage. Having seen or sustained an avulsion-injury and a higher qualification were statistically related to correct responses for some questions. A total of 106 (41%) of the participants wanted to be educated through written-material. In conclusion, the first-aid knowledge regarding tooth avulsion injuries in our population, irrespective of their level of academic education, is poor and needs supervised training.

Keywords: Dental trauma, dental knowledge, dental management, tooth avulsion.

Published

2022-03-01

How to Cite

Alam, M., Faraid, V. ., Alam, L., Yousaf, A., Shah, P. J. A., & Wahid, M. (2022). Emergency management of avulsion injuries: from home to clinic. A multicentre cross-sectional survey among medical doctors and general public. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(7), 1422–1425. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3316

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Research Article