KNOWLEDGE OF EGYPTIAN GENERAL DENTISTS, ENDODONTISTS, AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTS REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURIES IN CHILDREN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Alexandria Dental Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.21608/adjalexu.2023.244526.1426

Yasmine Elhamouly

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INTRODUCTION : Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are common in childhood. Treatment options for TDIs are based on the extent and nature of the injury. General dentists play an important role in the treatment of TDIs. OBJECTIVE: this study aimed to assess the knowledge of general dental practitioners (GDPs) compared to pediatric dentists (PDs), and endodontists (EDs) regarding emergency management of TDIs and application of International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) guidelines in a sample of dentists in Alexandria, Egypt. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Participants completed a two-part questionnaire (ten questions covering demographic, professional, and personal data and 14 questions about given trauma cases scenarios) in electronic format to assess their knowledge regarding TDIs. One score was dedicated to each correct answer: score of 0-4= poor knowledge, scores 5-8, 9-11 and 12-14= moderate, good and excellent, respectively. Data was collected and transferred to a secured spread sheet. Frequencies and percentage were calculated for qualitative variables. Comparisons between the three categories were done using Chi-square test. Ordinal logistic regression was conducted to assess the association between dental specialties with knowledge score. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Significance was set at p value < 0.05. RESULTS: PDs and EDs had a higher knowledge score than GDPs (P= 0.01, B=11.19, 95%CI: 1.74, 71.77) and (P= 0.000, B= 36.18, 95%CI: 5.29, 247.28), respectively. Dentists who assessed their knowledge as comprehensive or sufficient had a higher knowledge score than those who assessed their knowledge as fragmentary (P= 0.000, B=24.58, 95%CI: 8.71, 69.30) and (P= 0.000, B= 7.93, 95%CI: 3.60, 17.48) respectively. CONCLUSIONS : The knowledge level of GDPs on TDIs was significantly lower than that of PDs and EDs, while no significant difference was encountered between PDs and EDs.

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埃及普通牙科医生、牙髓病学家和儿童牙科医生对儿童牙外伤处理的了解：横断面研究

简介:创伤性牙损伤(TDIs)在儿童中很常见。tdi的治疗选择取决于损伤的程度和性质。普通牙医在治疗中耳炎中起着重要的作用。目的:本研究旨在评估普通牙科医生(GDPs)与儿科牙医(pd)和牙髓科医生(EDs)在TDIs应急管理方面的知识，以及国际牙科创伤学协会(IADT)指南在埃及亚历山大牙医样本中的应用。材料和方法:参与者完成了一份电子格式的两部分调查问卷(10个问题，涵盖人口统计、专业和个人数据，14个问题涉及给定的创伤病例场景)，以评估他们对创伤性脑损伤的了解。每个正确答案都有一个分数:0-4分代表知识贫乏，5-8分、9-11分和12-14分分别代表中等、良好和优秀。数据被收集并转移到一个安全的电子表格。对定性变量计算频率和百分比。三组间比较采用卡方检验。采用有序logistic回归分析口腔专科与知识得分的关系。计算优势比(OR)和95%置信区间(CI)。p值< 0.05为显著性。结果:pd和EDs的知识得分分别高于GDPs (P= 0.01, B=11.19, 95%CI: 1.74, 71.77)和(P= 0.000, B= 36.18, 95%CI: 5.29, 247.28)。评价自己知识全面或充分的牙医的知识得分分别高于评价自己知识零碎的牙医(P= 0.000, B=24.58, 95%CI: 8.71, 69.30)和(P= 0.000, B= 7.93, 95%CI: 3.60, 17.48)。结论:国内生产总值对专科医生的知识水平显著低于专科医生和专科医生，而专科医生和专科医生之间无显著差异。

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