Qin Zhifang, Xin Kuangdi, Liang Yan, Cui Yan, Wang Yuanhong, Qin Ziyun, Wu Minqiong, Wu Dongyan, You Yuehua, Qiu Rongmin
College and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Stomatological Equipment, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China.
Department of Stomatology, Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
BMC Oral Health. 2025 Mar 28;25(1):451. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05761-5.
Medical practice is always based upon the cognition and knowledge base of physicians, and the same applies to dentistry. Being attained through education and perception, knowledge is essential to clinical practice. Cross-sectional studies have recognized a uniform trend in which the treatment of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) is of suboptimal quality in China: is a lack of knowledge a problem, or do some relevant factors of dentists have a significant effect on obtaining TDI treatment knowledge? The purpose was to measure dentists' knowledge of TDI treatment and investigate whether some relevant factors have indeed affected their knowledge of TDI treatment.
An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1027 dentists in Guangxi Province via a cluster sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including frequency, percentage, t test, ANOVA test and linear analysis, were obtained. The results were interpreted via tables and graphs.
Studies that measured dentists' knowledge of TDI treatment, which was valuable, reliable, and had practical implications that could be implemented. A total of 1027 questionnaires from 14 main districts in Guangxi were used to measure the knowledge level of local dentists and potential influencing factors via 40 questions at 20 TDI treatment-related points.
Findings from the present study revealed that the degree of knowledge among dentists in Guangxi regarding the treatment of traumatized immature permanent teeth is moderate. The findings further revealed a significant relationship between factors such as sex, education level, professional title, and the workplace of dentists and higher scores on the questionnaire (P < 0.001). THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: of the TDI treatment knowledge of dentists in Guangxi Province was found to be moderate and variable. This may limit the quality of effective treatment. However, providing information without attention to differences among dentists caused by influencing factors that significantly affect dentists' cognitions and motivations may not be successful. Educational strategies and goals should be re-evaluated, and relevant continuing education measures should be tailored to local conditions.
医学实践总是基于医生的认知和知识库，牙科领域亦是如此。知识通过教育和认知获得，对临床实践至关重要。横断面研究已认识到一种普遍趋势，即中国创伤性牙损伤（TDIs）的治疗质量欠佳：是知识缺乏的问题，还是牙医的某些相关因素对获取TDI治疗知识有显著影响？目的是衡量牙医对TDI治疗的知识，并调查某些相关因素是否确实影响了他们对TDI治疗的知识。
通过整群抽样技术对广西省的1027名牙医进行了一项基于网络的横断面研究。获得了描述性和推断性统计数据，包括频率、百分比、t检验、方差分析和线性分析。结果通过表格和图表进行解释。
对牙医TDI治疗知识的研究有价值、可靠且具有可实施的实际意义。共使用了来自广西14个主要地区的1027份问卷，通过20个与TDI治疗相关点的40个问题来衡量当地牙医的知识水平和潜在影响因素。
本研究结果显示，广西牙医对未成熟恒牙创伤治疗的知识程度中等。研究结果还进一步揭示，性别、教育水平、职称和牙医工作场所等因素与问卷得分较高之间存在显著关系（P < 0.001）。广西省牙医TDI治疗知识的临床意义：被发现处于中等水平且存在差异。这可能会限制有效治疗的质量。然而，在不关注由显著影响牙医认知和动机的影响因素所导致的牙医差异的情况下提供信息可能不会成功。应重新评估教育策略和目标，并根据当地情况制定相关的继续教育措施。
