Evaluation of Parents' Knowledge Levels and Awareness Regarding Emergency Management of Tooth Avulsion: An Institutional Cross-Sectional Study

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate parental awareness and knowledge regarding the management of tooth avulsion. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. 250 parents who had applied to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry were included. A self-administered survey consisting of 19 items in 3 section was used to assess the awareness and knowledge level of parents regarding emergency management of tooth avulsion. Non-parametric data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: Of the parents who participated in the study, 52% were in their thirties, 59.6% were female and 28.8% were university graduates. 91.6% of the parents had received no training on dental injuries. While 84% of the parents stated that they would not be able to reimplant the avulsed tooth, 10.4% stated that they would store the avulsed tooth in milk. Only 37.2% of parents were aware of the proper treatment of an avulsed primary tooth. There was no statistically significant difference between parents’ knowledge level regarding tooth avulsion and age and gender (p=0.189, p=0.553), while a significant difference was found between educational level (p