Knowledge of general practitioners dentists about the emergency management of dental avulsion in Curitiba, Brazil |
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| Authors: | Vania Portela Ditzel Westphalen Wilson Denis Martins Marili Doro Andrade Deonizio Ulisses Xavier da Silva Neto Camila Bezerra da Cunha Luis Fernando Fariniuk |
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| Affiliation: | Faculty of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná(PUCPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Abstract – The prognosis of traumatized teeth in general and of avulsed teeth in particular depends on prompt and appropriate treatment. Management of traumatic injuries may be a challenge to the non-specialized dentist, as they may occur when dentists are least prepared for it. The objective of this research was to investigate the knowledge of general practitioner dentists about the emergency management of dental avulsion in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. A group of 250 professionals were interviewed. The questions were related to knowledge of how to treat traumatic avulsion of teeth. The results suggest that the level of knowledge on the management of dental avulsion of the general practitioners dentists in Curitiba is adequate. |
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| Keywords: | dental trauma dental avulsion dentists knowledge |
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