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Knowledge of Emergency Management of Avulsed Teeth among Italian Dentists-Questionnaire Study and Next Future Perspectives

(1) Background: In Italy, about one fourth of all schoolchildren experience a trauma to the permanent dentition. Management of avulsion trauma is challenging and requires adherence to clinical protocols. The aim of this study was to investigate the management knowledge of avulsed teeth among Italian...

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Autores principales: Mazur, Marta, Jedliński, Maciej, Janiszewska-Olszowska, Joanna, Ndokaj, Artnora, Ardan, Roman, Nardi, Gianna Maria, Marasca, Roberto, Ottolenghi, Livia, Polimeni, Antonella, Vozza, Iole
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467520
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020706
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author Mazur, Marta
Jedliński, Maciej
Janiszewska-Olszowska, Joanna
Ndokaj, Artnora
Ardan, Roman
Nardi, Gianna Maria
Marasca, Roberto
Ottolenghi, Livia
Polimeni, Antonella
Vozza, Iole
author_facet Mazur, Marta
Jedliński, Maciej
Janiszewska-Olszowska, Joanna
Ndokaj, Artnora
Ardan, Roman
Nardi, Gianna Maria
Marasca, Roberto
Ottolenghi, Livia
Polimeni, Antonella
Vozza, Iole
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description (1) Background: In Italy, about one fourth of all schoolchildren experience a trauma to the permanent dentition. Management of avulsion trauma is challenging and requires adherence to clinical protocols. The aim of this study was to investigate the management knowledge of avulsed teeth among Italian dentists and to promote the guidelines’ dissemination through the use of new social media. (2) Methods: The survey was carried out during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy (March–May 2020). The questionnaire was sent anonymously to a total of 600 dentists. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. Part A—demographic and professional data and Part B—management of traumatic avulsion. (3) Results: The response rate was 50.6% and the mean fraction of correct responses was 0.524. Issues related to the therapeutic management of avulsed teeth were shown to be not well understood by the respondents. Professionals with qualifications in dentistry and those who declared to know the guidelines responded better, while other demographic and professional factors were insignificant. (4) Conclusions: Italian dentists’ knowledge of the management of avulsion trauma should be improved. Educational programs and campaigns must be undertaken to improve their awareness and adherence to the Italian and international guidelines.
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spelling pubmed-78298312021-01-26 Knowledge of Emergency Management of Avulsed Teeth among Italian Dentists-Questionnaire Study and Next Future Perspectives Mazur, Marta Jedliński, Maciej Janiszewska-Olszowska, Joanna Ndokaj, Artnora Ardan, Roman Nardi, Gianna Maria Marasca, Roberto Ottolenghi, Livia Polimeni, Antonella Vozza, Iole Int J Environ Res Public Health Article (1) Background: In Italy, about one fourth of all schoolchildren experience a trauma to the permanent dentition. Management of avulsion trauma is challenging and requires adherence to clinical protocols. The aim of this study was to investigate the management knowledge of avulsed teeth among Italian dentists and to promote the guidelines’ dissemination through the use of new social media. (2) Methods: The survey was carried out during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy (March–May 2020). The questionnaire was sent anonymously to a total of 600 dentists. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. Part A—demographic and professional data and Part B—management of traumatic avulsion. (3) Results: The response rate was 50.6% and the mean fraction of correct responses was 0.524. Issues related to the therapeutic management of avulsed teeth were shown to be not well understood by the respondents. Professionals with qualifications in dentistry and those who declared to know the guidelines responded better, while other demographic and professional factors were insignificant. (4) Conclusions: Italian dentists’ knowledge of the management of avulsion trauma should be improved. Educational programs and campaigns must be undertaken to improve their awareness and adherence to the Italian and international guidelines. MDPI 2021-01-15 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7829831/ /pubmed/33467520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020706 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Janiszewska-Olszowska, Joanna
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Nardi, Gianna Maria
Marasca, Roberto
Ottolenghi, Livia
Polimeni, Antonella
Vozza, Iole
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467520
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020706
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