Awareness of Parents about the Emergency Management of Avulsed Tooth in Eastern Province and Riyadh

Abstract

Objective: To assess the level of parents knowledge about the emergency management of tooth avulsion in Eastern Province and Riyadh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out by means of a questionnaire-based internet survey in which 1201 parents from Eastern Province and Riyadh participated. The questionnaire contained 10 closed-ended questions and was used to assess the knowledge of parents about the emergency management of avulsed teeth in Eastern Province and Riyadh. Chi-square test was used for data analysis. Results: In response to closed-ended questions, the statistically significant result was obtained for the history of child dental trauma in which 35% (P=0.04) of parents reported history of dental trauma in their children. These parents were belong to Eastern province (51%) and Riyadh (49%). Furthermore, only 31.3% of the parents were aware of possible storage media for transportation of avulsed tooth while 68.7% (49.5% in Eastern Province and 50.5% in Riyadh) were unaware (P=0.02) of it. Conclusion: That the majority of the parents were unaware of emergency management for tooth avulsion in two densely populated regions of Saudi Arabia. Education of parents should be initiated at a national level.

Global status of knowledge of parents for emergency management of traumatic dental injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Risk of bias was found to be low in all the studies except Ahmed et al which had moderate risk 20 . The paucities regarding the strategies to deal with confounding factors were identified in four studies 13 , 15 , 17 , 20 and a lack of clarity regarding inclusion criteria was seen in one study (Table 2 ) 20 .…”

“…After the removal of duplicates, titles abstracts of 1301 of them were screened, which resulted in 32 articles for full text assessment. Final scrutiny resulted in the inclusion of eight articles in the SR 13 – 20 . The details of search results, excluded studies and the reasons for exclusion are given in Fig.…”

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“…5 However, due to the lack of knowledge, patients (or their guardians or caregivers) store the avulsed tooth in inappropriate media or simply bring them in paper towers which adversely affects the outcomes of tooth replantation. 6 Therefore, recently, topical application of antiresorptive drugs and growth factors has been suggested to improve the outcomes of tooth replantation. 7,8 Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), also called basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), is a growth factor and a signaling protein that is generally associated with cells derived from mesoderm.…”

“…5 However, due to the lack of knowledge, patients (or their guardians or caregivers) store the avulsed tooth in inappropriate media or simply bring them in paper towers which adversely affects the outcomes of tooth replantation. 6 Therefore, recently, topical application of antiresorptive drugs and growth factors has been suggested to improve the outcomes of tooth replantation. 7,8…”