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Table 2 Questionnaire about the knowledge of dental injuries

From: Knowledge of emergency management of avulsed tooth among Japanese dental students

You are in a building at an elementary school. In front of you, a 9-year-old girl falls down the stairs and her lips receive a heavy blow. She is bleeding visibly from her mouth, and one upper front tooth is found to be missing. Fortunately, she did not lose consciousness.

Q5. Is the damaged front tooth likely to be a primary or permanent tooth?

1. A primary tooth

2. A permanent tooth

Q6. Which of the following would you do? (Arrange in order of priority)

1. Wash the avulsed tooth with tap water.

2. Put the avulsed tooth back into the socket immediately.

3. Take her immediately to the nearest dentist with the avulsed tooth.

4. Sideline the injured girl and get her to bite on a tissue paper for several hours to control the bleeding.

 

5. Ask her whether she has incurred serious damage or injury.