Knowledge of dental trauma among mothers in Mangalore
- 10 September 2010
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Dental Traumatology
- Vol. 26 (5), 417-421
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00905.x
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Mangalore mothers regarding dental trauma. A questionnaire inquiring about mother's knowledge on dental trauma was distributed to 500 working and non-working mothers via their children attending two primary schools in the Mangalore city. Around 68.5% of the mothers were aware of the management of dental trauma. Of the working mothers, 72% were aware of the management of dental trauma while 65% of the non-working mothers were aware. When asked about saving the avulsed tooth, 36% of mothers said that the avulsed tooth can be saved. Regarding mouth guards, 54.5% of the mothers said that they aware of the use of mouth guards to prevent traumatic injuries to the teeth. Of the working mothers 72% knew that mouth guards are useful in the prevention of dental trauma while 37% of the non-working mothers have this knowledge; 68% of the mothers would take the child to the dentist following tooth injury whereas 17% of the mothers would use an emergency kit. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis indicated a significant difference between the responses of working and the non-working mothers with regard to mouth guard knowledge and recommendation (P-value 0.001). Most of the mothers were graduates and were aware of the emergency management of dental trauma. The working mothers had better knowledge and awareness regarding mouth guards (72%) when compared with non-working mothers (37%).Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Knowledge of Jordanian mothers with regards to emergency management of dental traumaDental Traumatology, 2006
- Dental therapists' experience in the immediate management of traumatized teethDental Traumatology, 2006
- Knowledge and attitude of Jordanian school health teachers with regards to emergency management of dental traumaDental Traumatology, 2005
- Evaluation of the knowledge of the treatment of avulsions in elementary school teachers in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDental Traumatology, 2003
- Dental emergencies presenting to a dental teaching hospital due to complications from traumatic dental injuriesDental Traumatology, 2002
- Essentials of Traumatic Injuries to the TeethPublished by Wiley ,2000
- It’s a knockout: survey of the management of avulsed teethAccident and Emergency Nursing, 2000
- Investigation of lay knowledge of the management of avulsed permanent incisorsDental Traumatology, 1997
- Lay and professional knowledge of methods for emergency management of avulsed teethDental Traumatology, 1992
- Parental awareness of the emergency management of avulsed teeth in childrenAustralian Dental Journal, 1990