Research Article
Knowledge of General Dental Practitioners and Specialists about Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries in Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Frequency distribution (%) of dentists’ answers about emergency management of luxated teeth.
| | Situation | Answer | (%) | | Specialists | GDPs |
| | (1) Intruded primary upper anterior toward the bone plate | (A) Spontaneous repositioning | 40 (59.7) | 83 (48.3) | | (B) Extraction immediately | 24 (35.8) | 78 (45.3) | | (C) Do not know | 3 (4.5) | 11 (6.4) |
| | (2) Immature permanent intruded upper anterior | (A) Spontaneous repositioning | 31 (46.3) | 78 (45.3) | | (B) Orthodontic repositioning | 19 (28.4) | 49 (28.5) | | (C) Surgical repositioning | 15 (22.4) | 28 (16.3) | | (D) Extraction immediately | 1 (1.5) | 10 (5.8) | | | (E) Do not know | 1 (1.5) | 7 (4.1) |
| | (3) Mature permanent extruded upper tooth splinting | (A) Rigid splint for 4 weeks | 6 (9) | 21 (12.2) | | (B) Rigid splint for 2 weeks | 5 (7.5) | 31 (18) | | (C) Semirigid splint for 2 weeks with RCT | 24 (35.8) | 54 (31.4) | | (D) Semirigid splint for 2 weeks with RCT in case of pulp necrosis | 32 (47.8) | 66 (38.4) |
| | (4) Type of splint for extruded permanent incisor | (A) Semirigid with nylon wire | 26 (38.8) | 56 (32.6) | | (B) Stainless steel wire | 20 (29.9) | 58 (33.7) | | (C) Composite resin | 19 (28.4) | 44 (25.6) | | (D) Other | 2 (3) | 14 (8.2) |
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