Evaluation of graduate dental students' knowledge on the therapeutic approach of dental avulsion

ABSTRACT

Introduction and Objetive : Introduction and Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge level of students graduate in Dentistry of São Leopoldo Mandic/SP - Porto Alegre/RS on the therapeutic approach in cases of dental avulsion. Material and methods: For this, we applied a questionnaire to graduate students. Of the 214 students enrolled at the institution, 159 (74%) answered the questions. Results and Conclusion: Through analysis of the responses, it could be observed that, while 99.37% of participants have already received instructions about the subject, there was significant variability of opinions. With the application of Chi-square test, at a significance level of 5%, it could be observed that there was no significant difference in responses regarding to the time of graduation. As for the type of splinting, the professionals who graduated between 5 to 10 years were associated with the use of semi-rigid splint and those who graduate after more than 10 years with the rigid splint.