Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Emergency Management of Tooth Avulsion among Medical Students in Melaka, Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Introduction: Dentofacial injuries are usually the result of sporting activities, falls at home, road traffic accidents, fights, or intentional assaults. Tooth avulsion among the victims of such accidents is quite common. Soon after the accident, most victims seek help from medical professionals.

The status of knowledge, attitude and practice towards emergency management of avulsed tooth among dental students. a single center cross-sectional study

“…The participants demonstrated a high level of knowledge regarding emergency handling of dental trauma. Our results were better than those reported earlier (19,20).…”

“…In one study 19 37.5% participants mentioned magazine and internet as the main source of information, and 96.8% also mentioned that dental trauma emergency handling was not part of their curriculum. This is similar to the current findings where 36% participants mentioned magazine and internet as the sources of information, and 51.1% mentioned that dental trauma emergency handling was part of their undergraduate curriculum.…”

“…A study 19 reported that 48.4% participants did not want this topic to be covered in their undergraduate studies. In contrast the current study found 100% participants keen on learning more about traumatic dental injuries in the dental curriculum, which was in line with another study 21 .…”