Knowledge of general practitioners dentists about the emergency management of dental avulsion in Curitiba, Brazil.
The prognosis of traumatized teeth in general and of avulsed teeth in particular depends on prompt and appropriate treatment. Management of traumatic injuries may be a challenge to the non-specialized dentist, as they may occur when dentists are least prepared for it. The objective of this research was to investigate the knowledge of general practitioner dentists about the emergency management of dental avulsion in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. A group of 250 professionals were interviewed. The questions were related to knowledge of how to treat traumatic avulsion of teeth. The results suggest that the level of knowledge on the management of dental avulsion of the general practitioners dentists in Curitiba is adequate.
Westphalen
Vania Portela Ditzel
VP
Faculty of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. w.denis@pucpr.br
Martins
Wilson Denis
WD
Deonizio
Marili Doro Andrade
MD
da Silva Neto
Ulisses Xavier
UX
da Cunha
Camila Bezerra
CB
Fariniuk
Luis Fernando
LF
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000628:therapy*