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ROCHA, Julierme Ferreira et al. Knowledge that general practitioners of dentistry have about treating tooth avulsion in João Pessoa/PB, Brazil. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.1, pp. 65-67. ISSN 1677-3888.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate dentists' knowledge about how to treat traumatic avulsion of teeth. Materials and methods: Seventy general dental practitioners who work in the public health service in João Pessoa, Brazil were interviewed using a questionnaire about their first-aid knowledge in dental traumatology with a particular focus on the following categories: general knowledge about tooth avulsion, replantation of primary and permanent teeth, how to clean an avulsed tooth before replantation, extra-oral time and storage media for an avulsed tooth. Descriptive statistics were used to describe and analyze the data. Results: Storage media for an avulsed tooth (saliva - 44%), type of splinting (semi-rigid - 38%), time of splinting (30 days - 40%) and replantation for avulsed primary teeth (64%). Conclusion: Strategies must be developed to enhance the level of knowledge general dental practitioners have so proper dental first-aid procedures can be achieved and treatment success rates of tooth avulsion can be increased.

Palavras-chave : Tooth avulsion; Tooth replantation; Tooth injuries.