Abstract

PASARON PEREZ, María Victoria et al. Level of knowledge in patients with dental trauma. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2017, vol.39, n.1, pp. 24-32. ISSN 1684-1824.

Introduction: dental trauma is one of the most dramatic accidents a person can suffer and its frequency in dental clinic is higher and  higher; therefore it is required the population knowledge on its immediately and adequate handling. Aim: to determine the knowledge level of patients with dental trauma. Materials and methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried  out in the population of Pueblo Nuevo Health Area, Teaching Policlinic "Carlos Verdugo", in the period from 2009 to 2014. Results: male sex was the most affected one (65.1 %), and the frequency of trauma in permanent teeth was higher than in deciduous ones. School and dentist were the main information sources on the theme (7 % in both cases). The predominant knowledge level was low (83.7 %). Population considers that waiting several days could be the behavioural criteria in the case of dental trauma. Conclusions: male sex was the predominant one; dental trauma was more  frequent in 4-11 years age. The recognized information sources were  the dentist and school. A general lack of knowledge was appreciated, above all in the immediate handling of the affection.

Keywords : dental trauma; dentistry; knowledge level.

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