Karande Namrata, Shah Preetam, Bhatia Mitali, Lakade Laxmi, Bijle Mohammed Nadeem Ahmed, Arora Nitin, Bhalla Monika
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2012 Nov 1;13(6):873-7. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1244.
Children have boundless energy, so, they are continuously engaged in some or the other physical activity. It is seen that when child reaches school age, accidents in the school environment in the form of falls, injuries due to contact sports, fights, abuse, etc. are very common and the main cause of traumatic dental injuries. Trauma may vary from minor enamel chipping or avulsion to extensive maxillofacial damage, more serious neck and brain injury, which may cause pain, disfigurement and mental agony, having immediate and long lasting effects. In such cases, a school teacher is in the right position to handle such an emergency and refer the child to the concerned dental surgeon or a pedodontist for further needful care. The main reason for delayed treatment of dental trauma is that people present at the site of injury are unaware of protocol of rapid and appropriate management leading to improper first aid treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness of a group of school teachers from different schools about the prevention and emergency management of dental trauma in school children, by means of a questionnaire. Then educating them and reassessing their knowledge after a period of 3 months. Unfortunately, the public is unaware of the risks and does not have enough information about first aid emergency treatment or to avoid traumatic injuries.
儿童精力无限，因此他们不断地参与各种体育活动。可以看到，当孩子达到上学年龄时，学校环境中的事故，如跌倒、接触性运动导致的受伤、打架、虐待等非常常见，也是造成牙外伤的主要原因。创伤程度可能从轻微的牙釉质剥落或牙齿脱臼到广泛的颌面损伤，更严重的颈部和脑部损伤，这可能会导致疼痛、毁容和精神痛苦，产生即时和长期的影响。在这种情况下，学校教师处于处理此类紧急情况的合适位置，并将孩子转介给相关的牙科外科医生或儿童牙医进行进一步的必要护理。牙外伤延迟治疗的主要原因是受伤现场的人员不了解快速和适当处理的流程，导致急救处理不当。本研究的目的是通过问卷调查，调查一组来自不同学校的教师对学龄儿童牙外伤预防和应急处理的认识。然后对他们进行教育，并在3个月后重新评估他们的知识。不幸的是，公众没有意识到这些风险，也没有足够的关于急救紧急处理或避免创伤性伤害的信息。
