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Knowledge of dental trauma among mothers in Mangalore
Author(s) -
Hegde Amitha. M.,
Pradeep Kumar K. N.,
Varghese Eby
Publication year - 2010
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.1600-9657.2010.00905.x
Subject(s) - dental trauma , medical emergency , medicine , dentistry , family medicine
– Aim : The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Mangalore mothers regarding dental trauma. Methods : A questionnaire inquiring about mother’s knowledge on dental trauma was distributed to 500 working and non‐working mothers via their children attending two primary schools in the Mangalore city. Results : Around 68.5% of the mothers were aware of the management of dental trauma. Of the working mothers, 72% were aware of the management of dental trauma while 65% of the non‐working mothers were aware. When asked about saving the avulsed tooth, 36% of mothers said that the avulsed tooth can be saved. Regarding mouth guards, 54.5% of the mothers said that they aware of the use of mouth guards to prevent traumatic injuries to the teeth. Of the working mothers 72% knew that mouth guards are useful in the prevention of dental trauma while 37% of the non‐working mothers have this knowledge; 68% of the mothers would take the child to the dentist following tooth injury whereas 17% of the mothers would use an emergency kit. Chi‐square test and logistic regression analysis indicated a significant difference between the responses of working and the non‐working mothers with regard to mouth guard knowledge and recommendation ( P ‐value 0.001). Conclusion : Most of the mothers were graduates and were aware of the emergency management of dental trauma. The working mothers had better knowledge and awareness regarding mouth guards (72%) when compared with non‐working mothers (37%).