Kumar Suryakant, Sajjanar Arunkumar B, Athulkar Milind, Sajjanar Jayashree, Shewale Akhilesh, Wasnik Milind, Dhongde Pali, Moon Ankita
Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 May;11(5):ZC21-ZC24. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26422.9811. Epub 2017 May 1.
Tooth avulsion is a frequently reported traumatic injury amongst young children and whenever it occurs, the parents or teachers of those children often seek the help of Medical Practitioners to provide the first line of treatment. Therefore, the general physician's knowledge regarding the same is an important issue to be taken into consideration.
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of general medical practitioners of Nagpur city of Central India regarding emergency management of avulsed tooth and highlight the importance of avulsed tooth education in schools and medical colleges in order to increase the knowledge of the same among teachers, parents and general physicians.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out amongst 1045 medical doctors after a comprehensive search made in Google database using the keywords "Medical", "doctors" "Nagpur". Data regarding the emergency management of avulsed tooth was collected using a self administered close ended questionnaire.
A total of 1045 medical practitioners (718 males, 327 females) voluntarily participated in this survey. It was observed that 56.8% of the medical practitioners had no prior knowledge of management of an avulsed tooth. A 81.6% of practitioners were unaware of transport medium for an avulsed tooth whereas, more than half practitioners (64.7%) were naive about an ideal time for replantation of an avulsed tooth. A little more than one third of the practitioners (26.5%) were unacquainted about the method of holding an avulsed tooth.
Regardless of the level of education, the general medical practitioners of Nagpur lack most of the knowledge required for the emergency management of an avulsed teeth. Keeping the in mind the present scenario, it was recommended that education regarding avulsed tooth should be incorporated in school and medical curriculum to increase awareness among parents, teachers and medical practitioners. Also, it is the responsibility of the dentist to make the society aware of this situation.
牙齿脱出是幼儿中经常报道的创伤性损伤，每当发生这种情况时，这些孩子的父母或老师通常会寻求医生的帮助以提供一线治疗。因此，全科医生对此的了解是一个需要考虑的重要问题。
评估印度中部那格浦尔市全科医生关于脱出牙齿应急处理的知识、态度和实践，并强调在学校和医学院进行脱出牙齿教育的重要性，以增加教师、家长和全科医生对此的了解。
在谷歌数据库中使用关键词“医学”“医生”“那格浦尔”进行全面搜索后，对1045名医生进行了横断面调查。使用自行填写的封闭式问卷收集有关脱出牙齿应急处理的数据。
共有1045名医生（718名男性，327名女性）自愿参与了这项调查。据观察，56.8%的医生此前没有脱出牙齿处理的知识。81.6%的医生不知道脱出牙齿的运输介质，而超过一半的医生（64.7%）对脱出牙齿再植的理想时间一无所知。略多于三分之一的医生（26.5%）不了解握持脱出牙齿的方法。
无论教育程度如何，那格浦尔的全科医生缺乏脱出牙齿应急处理所需的大部分知识。考虑到目前的情况，建议将脱出牙齿的教育纳入学校和医学课程，以提高家长、教师和医生的意识。此外，让社会了解这种情况是牙医的责任。
