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Global status of knowledge of parents for emergency management of traumatic dental injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nitesh TewariShubhi GoelSukeshana SrivastavVijay Prakash MathurMorankar RahulPartha HaldarPriyanshi RitwikKalpana Bansal
Published in: Evidence-based dentistry (2023)
The risk of bias was found to be low in seven and moderate in one study. It was observed that >50% of parents knew about the urgency to seek professional advice after TDI. Only <50% of parents were confident of their ability to identify the injured tooth, clean the soiled avulsed tooth, and perform the replantation. Appropriate responses regarding immediate action after tooth avulsion were given by 54.5% (95% CI: 50.2-58.8, p = 0.042) of parents. The knowledge of the parents regarding the emergency management of TDI was found to be inadequate. The majority of them were interested in obtaining information about dental trauma first aid.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • public health
  • spinal cord injury
  • oral health