An investigation on parents􀆳 knowledge of dental trauma in primary school of chancheng district, Foshan City

Abstract

Objective To investigate the knowledge of pupils􀆳 parents for the emergency treatment of dental trauma in Chancheng of Foshan. Methods By the method of random sampling, a total of 320 parents from 5 primary schools of Chancheng District was selected for questionnaire survey on the treatment method of children 􀆳s dental trauma. Chi square test was used for statistical analysis. Results 40.6% of the parents didn􀆳t know that the anterior teeth of a nine⁃ year⁃old child was permanent. 66.2% of parents didn􀆳t know suitable methods to deal with the avulsed tooth. 72.2% par⁃ ents didn􀆳t selected the corrected preservation medium for the avulsed tooth. 95.6% of parents believed they needed to learn more knowledge of emergency treatment for dental trauma. Conclusion The present study showed that the knowl⁃ edge of parents in Chancheng of Foshan about the emergency treatment of dental trauma is inadequate and related edu⁃ cation is necessary.

Keywords

• Dental trauma
• Cognitive level
• Avulsed tooth
• Sampling survey
• Children