Survey of schoolchildren parents' knowledge of dental trauma in Xi'an
WANG Xiao-min
SU Xue-long
WANG Hong
LIU Fei
ZHAO Ya-ping
GUO Qing-yu
Abstract:AIM:To investigate the degree of schoolchildren parents' knowledge of dental trauma in Xi'an.METHODS:With the cluster and simple random sampling survey,4 013 pupils in schools in 9 districts and 4 counties in Xi'an were sampled respectively.All pupils' parents were requested to complete a questionnaire.The data of survey were analyzed statistically.RESULTS:The percent of parents who support a clinical visit after dental trauma was in an increasing trend with the increase of education level.However,only 10.1% parents had the sense that an avulsed permanent tooth should be replanted;48.2% parents selected the unsuitable storage medium.CONCLUSION:The parents' knowledge of dental trauma for schoolchildren in Xi'an is poor and should be improved.
Keywords:dental traumaavulsionpediatric dentistry
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 717-720 )
