Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Maduravoyal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2022 Jul-Sep;33(3):247-252. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_571_21.
Autotransplantation is a minor surgical procedure which involves transplantation of teeth within the same oral cavity. For children, autotransplantation may be considered as a provisional measure with good survival probability. It offers a viable biological approach for replacing the missing teeth and also for orthodontic treatments in children.
The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of autotransplantation among pediatric dentists in Chennai, India.
An 18-item questionnaire was developed, piloted, and distributed among 100 practicing pediatric dentists in Chennai, India. Descriptive statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test.
Seventy valid responses from the practicing pediatric dentists were obtained. Among them, 39.7% had an experience of 5-10 years, 47.1% practiced less than 5 years, and 13.2% had experience more than 10 years. Analysis of the responses showed that 76.5% of the pediatric dentists were aware of the procedure but have not observed autotransplantation being done. Among the respondents, 95.6% have not performed this technique and 40.6% of them were not sure of the prognosis. Atraumatic extraction of donor tooth was considered to be a major limitation in autotransplantation by 41.8% of the pediatric dentists. From the responses received, 95.6% were interested in gaining more information with majority opting for more hands on workshops on the technique of autotransplantation.
Though most of the respondents were aware of autotransplantation procedure, they have not practiced it due to inadequate training.
自体移植是一种微创手术，涉及在同一口腔内移植牙齿。对于儿童而言，自体移植可能被视为一种具有较高存活率的临时措施。它为儿童提供了一种可行的生物学方法来替代缺失的牙齿，也可以用于正畸治疗。
本研究旨在评估印度钦奈的儿童牙医对自体移植的知识、态度和实践情况。
设计了一份包含 18 个问题的问卷，在印度钦奈的 100 名执业儿童牙医进行了预试验和发放。使用卡方检验进行描述性统计分析。
从执业儿童牙医中获得了 70 份有效回复。其中，39.7%的牙医有 5-10 年的经验，47.1%的牙医经验不足 5 年，13.2%的牙医经验超过 10 年。对回复的分析表明，76.5%的儿童牙医了解该程序，但没有观察到自体移植的实施。在受访者中，95.6%的人没有进行过这项技术，其中 40.6%的人不确定预后。41.8%的儿童牙医认为，无创性提取供体牙是自体移植的一个主要限制。从收到的回复来看，95.6%的人有兴趣获得更多信息，大多数人选择参加更多关于自体移植技术的实践工作坊。
尽管大多数受访者都了解自体移植程序，但由于缺乏培训，他们没有进行实践。
