@article{ref1,
title="Elementary school staff knowledge about management of traumatic dental injuries",
journal="Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry",
year="2018",
author="Al-Sehaibany, Fares S. and Almubarak, Danah Z. and Alajlan, Reem A. and Aldosari, Mohammad A. and Alqahtani, Nasser D. and Almaflehi, Nassr S. and AlBarakati, Sahar F.",
volume="10",
number="",
pages="189-194",
abstract="AIM: This study investigated the knowledge of elementary school staff regarding the management of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in children. <br><br>METHODS: The present cross-sectional study analyzed data collected between September 2016 and April 2017. The sample consisted of 2,027 elementary school staff members in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A stratified cluster random sampling technique was used to select the required sample. Those who agreed to participate in the study completed a 4-part self-administered questionnaire comprising questions regarding demographic data, knowledge on management of tooth fracture, and avulsion using photographs of TDI cases. <br><br>RESULTS: The majority of the school staff showed inadequate basic knowledge regarding the importance of saving the broken piece of the tooth and identifying the tooth involved in the trauma (67% and 66.3%, respectively), <i>P</i><0.05. However, they had a significantly high number of correct responses regarding the immediate management of TDIs for the 2 case scenarios presented in the questionnaire (<i>P</i><0.05), and the majority (41%) reported normal saline as a suitable storage medium (<i>P</i><0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study revealed a lack of knowledge in certain aspects of TDIs among elementary school staff.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1357",
doi="10.2147/CCIDE.S172105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S172105"
}