Table 3 Percentage distributions of the responses to questions about management of avulsion by the educational qualifications
From: Knowledge about tooth avulsion and its management among dental assistants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Specialized questions about avulsion and its management | Dental degree; n (%) | Non-dental degree; n (%) | N = 498; n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
If you were informed of an avulsion and that the tooth is dirty, what would you recommend?1 | Wipe the tooth with tissue paper | 3 (1.0) | 16 (8.3) | 19 (3.8) |
Clean the tooth with a toothbrush | 2 (0.7) | 7 (3.6) | 9 (1.8) | |
Rinse gently for a few seconds under running tap water without scrubbing it | 298 (98.0) | 146 (76.0) | 444 (89.5) | |
I don’t know | 1 (0.3) | 23 (12.0) | 24 (4.8) | |
How would you hold the tooth while washing it?2 | Hold the crown only | 283 (93.4) | 144 (75.4) | 427 (86.4) |
Hold the root only | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.6) | 5 (1.0) | |
Hold the crown or root | 16 (5.3) | 23 (12.0) | 39 (7.9) | |
I don’t know | 4 (1.3) | 19 (9.9) | 23 (4.7) | |
Which storage media are suitable for storing an avulsed tooth?§ | Tap water | 62 (20.3) | 36 (18.8) | 98 (19.7) |
Patient’s mouth/saliva | 146 (47.7) | 72 (37.5) | 218 (43.8) | |
Tissue paper/cotton | 13 (4.2) | 11 (5.7) | 24 (4.8) | |
Fresh milk | 216 (70.6) | 137 (71.4) | 353 (70.9) | |
Saline solution | 194 (63.4) | 95 (49.5) | 289 (58.0) | |
Antiseptic solution | 20 (6.5) | 15 (7.8) | 35 (7.0) | |
Hank’s balanced salt solution | 50 (16.3) | 34 (17.7) | 84 (16.9) | |
I don’t know | 1 (0.3) | 10 (5.2) | 11 (2.2) | |
Which is the best storage medium? | Fresh milk | 102 (33.3) | 90 (46.9) | 192 (38.6) |
Patient’s mouth/saliva | 84 (27.5) | 27 (14.1) | 111 (22.3) | |
Saline solution | 74 (24.2) | 42 (21.9) | 116 (23.3) | |
Hank’s balanced salt solution | 27 (8.8) | 15 (7.8) | 42 (8.4) | |
Others | 15 (4.8) | 11 (5.8) | 26 (5.2) | |
I don’t know | 4 (1.3) | 7 (3.6) | 11 (2.2) | |