Open AccessAwareness of Dental Trauma Management among School Teachers of Kannur, Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Divya Chandukutty,
Faizal C Peedikayil,
Chandru T Premkumar,
Dhanesh Narasimhan,
Deepak Jose
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/19308.9252
Subject(s) - dental trauma , cluster sampling , stratified sampling , medicine , family medicine , dentistry , dental health , periodontal disease , dental decay , environmental health , oral health , population , pathology
Dental trauma can overtake dental caries and periodontal disease as the most significant threat to dental health among young people. The prognosis of traumatized teeth depends on prompt and appropriate treatment. The role of school teachers in the prevention of traumatic dental injuries is a topic that has received a great deal of attention in recent years. However, studies conducted in different regions of the world have demonstrated that teachers and other lay people's knowledge about traumatic dental injuries is inadequate and their behavior does not contribute to reduce the sequelae.