Research Article
Knowledge of General Dental Practitioners and Specialists about Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries in Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Table 4
Frequency distribution (%) of dentists’ answers about emergency management of tooth avulsion.
| | Situation | Answer | (%) | | Specialists | GDPs |
| | (1) Suitable storage medium for avulsed tooth | (A) Ice | 2 (3) | 2 (1.2) | | (B) Tap water | 0 (0) | 5 (2.9) | | (C) Paper tissue | 2 (3) | 6 (3.5) | | (D) Fresh milk | 42 (62.7) | 111 (64.5) | | (E) Patient’s mouth | 21 (31.3) | 48 (27.9) |
| | (2) Before replanting avulsed immature tooth within 60 min of trauma | (A) Rinse with tap water | 17 (25.4) | 42 (24.4) | | (B) Clean with any solution | 9 (13.4) | 22 (12.8) | | (C) Leave unwashed | 4 (6) | 16 (9.3) | | (D) Keep in doxycycline for 5 minutes | 23 (34.4) | 30 (17.4) | | (E) Scrub gently | 7 (10.4) | 28 (16.3) | | (F) Keep in fluoride for 20 minutes | 3 (4.5) | 19 (11) | | (G) Do not know | 4 (6) | 15 (8.7) |
| | (3) Splinting period for mature avulsed tooth more than 60 min after trauma | (A) No splint | 2 (3) | 5 (2.9) | | (B) 2 weeks | 24 (35.8) | 78 (45.3) | | (C) 4 weeks | 37 (55.2) | 61 (35.5) | | (D) 2 months | 2 (3) | 14 (8.1) | | (E) 24 hours | 1 (1.5) | 5 (2.9) | | (F) Do not know | 1 (1.5) | 9 (5.2) |
| | (4) Need for antibiotic following replantation | (A) Yes, tetracycline (>12 years) | 11 (16.4) | 42 (24.4) | | (B) Yes, penicillin | 44 (65.7) | 86 (50) | | (C) No | 12 (17.9) | 44 (25.6) |
| | (5) Avulsed primary tooth should be replanted | (A) Yes | 10 (14.9) | 38 (22.1) | | (B) No | 57 (85.1) | 134 (77.9) |
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