Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF, School of Dentistry, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF, School of Dentistry, Department of Social and Child Dentistry, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2023 Jul 10;37:e073. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2023.vol37.0073. eCollection 2023.
The consequences of traumatic dental injuries can be even more serious when their emergency management procedures are inadequate. Since traumatic accidents frequently occur at school, it is crucial that teachers be knowledgeable enough to assist an injured child. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of the elementary school teachers of a Brazilian city toward dental trauma in permanent teeth, and its emergency practices. A combination of convenience and snowball sampling methods was used. An online questionnaire was distributed through social media, consisting of three parts: demographic characteristics and professional information; previous experiences and attitudes toward dental trauma; teachers' knowledge of this subject. Descriptive and statistical analyses were carried out. Pearson chi-squared test (p < 0.05) was used. A total of 217 teachers participated in the study. The power of the sample was 95%. Half of the teachers had already witnessed a dental trauma incident involving students, and 70.5% never received any information on the subject. The teachers who were provided previous information were the ones who opted to search for the tooth fragment (p=0.036) in cases of crown fracture, and for the lost tooth (p = 0.025) in cases of avulsion. They were also the ones who chose to wash the tooth in running water (p = 0.018), and look for a dentist in the first 30 or 60 minutes after the trauma (p = 0.026). Most of the teachers assessed did not have adequate knowledge of dental trauma. Having previous information was associated with more assertive practices in trauma management.
当创伤性牙外伤的紧急处理措施不足时，其后果可能更加严重。由于创伤性事故经常发生在学校，因此教师必须具备足够的知识，以便能够帮助受伤的孩子。本研究旨在评估巴西某市小学教师对恒牙创伤的认识和态度，以及他们在急诊方面的实践情况。本研究采用便利抽样和雪球抽样相结合的方法。通过社交媒体发放在线问卷，问卷分为三部分：人口统计学特征和专业信息、既往经历和对牙外伤的态度、教师对该主题的知识。采用描述性和统计分析。使用皮尔逊卡方检验（p < 0.05）。共有 217 名教师参与了研究。样本的效力为 95%。一半的教师曾目睹过学生发生牙外伤事件，而 70.5%的教师从未接受过该主题的任何信息。接受过相关信息的教师更倾向于在冠折时寻找牙碎片（p=0.036），在牙脱位时寻找脱落的牙齿（p = 0.025）。他们也更倾向于在发生外伤后用自来水冲洗牙齿（p = 0.018），并在创伤后 30 或 60 分钟内寻找牙医（p = 0.026）。大多数接受评估的教师对牙外伤的认识不足。有过相关信息与更积极的创伤管理实践相关。
