AIM To assess, by means of self-administered structured questionnaire, the level of knowledge of primary schools teachers in Ajman with regards to the immediate emergency management of dental trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The questionnaire was sent to teachers in randomly selected primary schools in Ajman. A total of 161 teachers responded (response rate 84.4%). The questionnaire surveyed tea...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine parental knowledge and attitudes about avulsed permanent teeth and their emergency treatment in children. METHODS A total of 289 parents of children aged 6-12 years receiving care at the Ondokuz Mayis University Pediatric Dentistry Clinic were included in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data on parents' demographic characteristics,...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of ER physicians with different specialties, experience and hospital sectors for the management of avulsed teeth in the emergency rooms of eight major hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It also covers their attitude towards receiving further education on tooth avulsion management. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted at t...

Introduction: Avulsion of permanent teeth is one the most serious dental injuries, prompt and correct emergency management essential to achieve best outcome after this injury.Objective: To analyze literature on avulsed teeth, particularly its prevalence, storage media, consequences treatment.Methodology: In order carry out review, an electronic search was necessary using PubMed Google Scholar w...

the maxillofacial region is one of the most injury-prone areas during road traffic accidents, personal violence, falls and sports. maxillofacial trauma can lead to breakage or avulsion of upper anterior teeth, which may cause significant aesthetic and functional problems. there are many treatment options available for rehabilitation including removable partial dentures, fixed partial dentures, ...

there is evidence indicating that pomegranate juice contains many of the essential properties necessary to retain cell viability and cell proliferation. these properties indicate that pomegranate juice is a suitable storage medium for avulsed teeth. however, this idea has not yet been tested. in this study, the capacity of pomegranate juice (pj) as a storage medium for retaining avulsed teeth w...

J. rauma to the human anterior primary dentition results in luxation injuries in 62-69% of the cases.The most common forms of injury to the anterior primary dentition are intrusion and extrusion. When there is complete intrusion of the primary tooth into the alveolar bone, the only way to differentiate between intrusion and avulsion is by radiographic examination. The following report describes...

introduction: following avulsion, the periodontal ligament (pdl) cells are at risk of necrosis. to achieve a favorable survival prognosis, the pdl cells must be kept viability. therefore, immediate replantation is considered as the treatment of choice and in case it is not possible, storing the tooth in an appropriate storage media should be considered. oral rehydration solution (ors) is a gluc...

avulsion is a serious injury which causes damage to dental and supportive tissues, ranging from 1-16 % among dental injuries and it mostly occurs in maxillary incisors. this report presents a case of replantation of a traumatically avulsed central incisor. the left central incisor of an 8 year-old boy with open apex was avulsed and was left in unclean and dry conditions. tooth was replaced afte...