Open AccessKnowledge, Awareness and Attitude towards Emergency Management of Dental Trauma among the Parents of Kolkata-An Institutional Study
Author(s) -
Rahul Kaul,
Parul Jain,
Paras Angrish,
Subrata Saha,
Tamal Kanti Patra,
Nilanjana Saha,
Malay Mitra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20682.8208
Subject(s) - dental trauma , descriptive statistics , medicine , emergency management , first aid , medical emergency , family medicine , dentistry , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
Traumatic dental injuries are one of the commonly encountered dental emergencies. Missing anterior tooth in children due to any injury can be a source of considerable physical and psychological discomfort for the child. The prognosis of some dental injuries depends to a great extent on parents' knowledge of correct and prompt emergency measures.