Table 3 Questionnaire about medical knowledge of dental trauma
From: Knowledge of emergency management of avulsed tooth among Japanese dental students
A boy who lives in your neighborhood has fallen down on the road, and one of his teeth has fallen out. He came to you with the knocked-out tooth in his hand after the accident. | |
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Q7. Would you replant (put back) the tooth into the socket from which it avulsed? | 1. Yes |
2. No | |
Q8. If you decide to replant the tooth into its socket, but it has fallen onto the ground and is covered in dirt, what would you do? | 1. Rinse the tooth under running water. |
2. Gently wipe off the mud that is stuck to the tooth by hand. | |
3. Scrub the tooth gently with a toothbrush. | |
4. Spray alcohol on the tooth. | |
5. Put the tooth straight back into the socket, with no pretreatment. | |
Q9. If you did not replant the tooth, how would you transport it to the dentist? | 1. Hold the tooth in a hand. |
2. Pack the tooth in ice. | |
3. Seal the tooth in plastic wrap. | |
4. Hold the tooth in the child’s mouth. | |
5. Wrap the tooth in dry tissue paper. | |
Q10. If liquid is used to transport the tooth, how would you transport it to the dentist? (Arrange in order of priority) | 1. Milk |
2. Tap water | |
3. Alcohol | |
4. Physiological saline | |
5. Sports drink. | |