Knowledge on Pre-Hospital Emergency Management of Tooth Avulsion among Croatian Students of the Faculty of Education

Zvonimir Uzarevic, Zrinka Ivanisevic, Matej Karl, Marina Tukara, Dora Karl and Marko Matijevic
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Zvonimir Uzarevic: Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 10, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Zrinka Ivanisevic: Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Matej Karl: Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Marina Tukara: Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 10, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Dora Karl: Faculty of Medicine Osijek, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Marko Matijevic: Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-9

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge regarding tooth avulsion and dental first aid response among Croatian students of the Faculty of Education. A cross-sectional study was conducted among students. Participants (N = 235) were female with an average age of 21.9 ± 2.7 years. The questionnaire contained 10 close-ended questions with two to eleven possible answers. Every participant chose one correct answer. Statistical significance was determined using a Chi-square test. Majority of participants had never received any kind of information on management of a knocked-out tooth. Questions in the nature of tooth injuries, a knocked-out tooth, tooth replantation and whether the knocked-out tooth should be placed back were answered confirmatively by 40.43%, 83.40%, 57.02% and 62.55% of participants, respectively. The questionnaire showed that 18.78% of participants were aware that replantation should be performed within 30 min. The appropriate cleaning and transport medium was chosen by 40.85% and 35.31% of participants, respectively. A nearby dentist would be visited by 66.38% of students. Only 8.08% of participants provided a correct answer to all of the knowledge-based questions. The “I do not know” answer was chosen by 18.30% of participants whenever it was offered. This indicates that the majority (89.78%) were not aware of the fact that the procedure they chose would be inappropriate. The current study confirmed that future primary school teachers have a lack of knowledge for immediate response to tooth avulsion, leaving small chances for a successful prognosis of tooth replantation.

Keywords: knocked-out tooth; tooth injuries; dental trauma; questionnaire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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