Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Private Endodontic Practice, Athens, Greece.
Dent Traumatol. 2021 Apr;37(2):177-187. doi: 10.1111/edt.12623. Epub 2020 Nov 29.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Greek dentists are facing a new era of a globally continuous effort to improve the first-aid management and long-term treatment outcome of traumatic dental injuries (TDI). In Greece, where the basic and clinical research in the field of dental trauma has been limited until recently, assessing the attitudes and therapeutic strategies of Greek dentists for dental trauma is of great importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge attitudes and therapeutic approaches of Greek dentists in different clinical scenarios of TDI.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 448 dentists. A questionnaire-based survey of demographic characteristics, attitudes, and a scenario-based knowledge test, of TDI, which was used to formulate a "Dental Trauma Knowledge Score" with a 0-8 score range, was administered. Mann-Whitney U tests (for two categories variables) and Kruskal-Wallis tests (for more than two categories variables) were performed.
The median knowledge score was 5.0 (IQR: 4-7), a level considered as "Acceptable." Knowledge scores were found to significantly differ by age group, with the younger dentists presenting the highest scores. Dentists with a self-evaluation as "Acceptable" had significantly higher scores. Most of the dentists would refer for CBCT in severe trauma cases. A significant association was found between younger ages and on awareness of the mobile application ToothSOS. Female dentists had significantly higher scores compared to males when asked about avulsion management.
An acceptable level of knowledge on TDI management was revealed among dentists in Greece. Higher knowledge scores were observed among younger dentists.
背景/目的：希腊牙医正面临着一个新的时代，即全球范围内持续努力提高外伤性牙损伤（TDI）的急救管理和长期治疗效果。在希腊，最近之前，该领域的基础和临床研究一直有限，评估希腊牙医对牙科创伤的态度和治疗策略非常重要。本研究的目的是评估希腊牙医在不同 TDI 临床情况下的知识、态度和治疗方法。
对 448 名牙医进行了横断面研究。采用问卷调查的方式，对牙医的人口统计学特征、态度以及 TDI 的情景知识测试进行了评估，并用该测试制定了一个“牙科创伤知识评分”，范围为 0-8 分。采用 Mann-Whitney U 检验（用于两个类别变量）和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验（用于多于两个类别变量）。
中位数知识得分为 5.0（IQR：4-7），被认为是“可接受的”。知识得分与年龄组差异显著，年轻牙医的得分最高。自我评价为“可接受”的牙医得分显著更高。大多数牙医会在严重创伤病例中转诊进行 CBCT。在年轻牙医中，对移动应用程序 ToothSOS 的认识与年龄呈显著相关。在处理牙脱位方面，女性牙医的得分明显高于男性。
希腊牙医对 TDI 管理有一个可接受的知识水平。年轻牙医的知识得分更高。
