Open AccessAssessment of the capacity of future Dentists to elaborate treatment plans for dental trauma
Author(s) -
DA Brandini,
Denise Pedrini,
Caio Vinícius Lourenço Debortoli,
Luiza Monzoli Côvre,
Marina Amaral
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v9i8.5718
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , avulsion , mistake , tooth avulsion , observational study , dental trauma , orthodontics , surgery , pathology , political science , law
The prognosis of dental trauma depends on professionals with solid and updated knowledge. The objective was to evaluate the ability of undergraduate dentistry students to develop treatment plans for dental trauma. This cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study had a sample of 242 participants. A clinical case involving avulsion of tooth 11 and complex coronary root fracture of tooth 21 was selected. All data relating to the patient's exams were added to a clinical record, which was delivered to students in the final year of the undergraduate dentistry course for three years consecutive. The students were instructed to develop a treatment plan for this case. The factors most considered in avulsion treatment plans were: how, when and where the trauma occurred, the patient's age and systemic condition. Of the students, 39.7% developed an adequate treatment plan, the main mistake being the lack of occlusal adjustment. In addition, 9,9% of students had an adequate treatment plan for coronary artery fracture. The recovery of periodontal biological space and the indication of intraradicular retainers were the main difficulties. It is concluded that undergraduate dentistry students had great difficulty in formulating treatment plans suitable for more severe cases of dentoalveolar trauma involving several specialties.