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Knowledge of general practitioners dentists about the emergency management of dental avulsion in Curitiba, Brazil
Author(s) -
Westphalen Vania Portela Ditzel,
Martins Wilson Denis,
Deonizio Marili Doro Andrade,
Da Silva Neto Ulisses Xavier,
Da Cunha Camila Bezerra,
Fariniuk Luis Fernando
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2005.00392.x
Subject(s) - curitiba , avulsion , tooth avulsion , medicine , avulsion injury , dental trauma , medical emergency , emergency management , medical education , dentistry , political science , humanities , surgery , art , law
– 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.