Al-Huthaifi Basem H, Ghwainem Abdulhamid Al, Alqarni Adel S, Alshehri Bandar Yahya, Almnea Raid Abdullah, Alelyani Ahmed Ali, Alshahrani Abdulmajeed Saeed, Al Moaleem Mohammed M, Alhumaidi Ashraf Mohammed, Abdullah Baker Mohammed Abdo, Shaamala Emad Mohamed
Department of Preventive & Biomedical Science, College of Dentistry, University of Sciences and Technology, Sana'a City, Yemen.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Aug 27;25(1):1206. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07791-7.
Tooth avulsion is a severe type of dental trauma requiring immediate response and management. Timely treatment according to International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) protocols is important in achieving an optimal outcome. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, and clinical practices of dental professionals located in Sanaa, Yemen, in regard to the management of avulsed teeth.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a validated questionnaire with 25 closed-ended items that assessed demographics, generalized knowledge of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs), and clinical management of avulsed teeth. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests to determine whether differences are statistically significant (α = 0.05).
A total of 202 individuals completed the shared questionnaire. The majority (87.62%) of the participants recognized that a knocked-out tooth should be reinserted, 40.10% knew about the ideal transport medium for an avulsed tooth, and 63.86% acknowledged the critical time period for successful replantation. Statistically significant differences were noted between the correct and incorrect responses of knowledge items (all p < 0.05), except items related to splinting type and the prognosis of an avulsed tooth. The overall percentage of correct responses to all questions was 69.19%.
The knowledge of dentists in relation to the clinical management of dental avulsions was moderate but inadequate, and certain aspects of the proper management protocol for avulsed teeth could still be improved. Thus, improvement is needed regarding the effective handling of avulsed tooth cases.
牙齿脱位是一种严重的牙外伤类型,需要立即做出反应并进行处理。按照国际牙外伤协会(IADT)的方案及时治疗对于获得最佳治疗效果至关重要。本研究旨在评估也门萨那的牙科专业人员在处理脱位牙方面的知识、认知和临床实践。
采用一份经过验证的问卷进行横断面调查,问卷包含25个封闭式问题,评估人口统计学信息、牙外伤(TDIs)的一般知识以及脱位牙的临床处理。使用描述性统计和卡方检验分析数据,以确定差异是否具有统计学意义(α = 0.05)。
共有202人完成了共享问卷。大多数参与者(87.62%)认识到脱落的牙齿应重新植入,40.10%知道脱位牙的理想运输介质,63.86%认可成功再植的关键时间段。除了与固定类型和脱位牙预后相关的项目外,知识项目的正确和错误回答之间存在统计学显著差异(所有p < 0.05)。所有问题的正确回答总体百分比为69.19%。
牙医在牙齿脱位临床处理方面的知识水平中等但不足,脱位牙正确处理方案的某些方面仍可改进。因此,在有效处理脱位牙病例方面需要改进。