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ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2024

Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess commonality knowledge of traumatic dental injuries and management of emergencies.

Aksshaya Raghu, A Ganesh, M S Muthu, Krishnapillai Chandrababu Vignesh, R Mohanraj, Umesh Wadgave

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Aksshaya Raghu *Centre for Early Childhood Caries Research, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
A Ganesh *Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
M S MuthuCentre for Early Childhood Caries Research, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. muthumurugan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-9662
Krishnapillai Chandrababu VigneshCentre for Early Childhood Caries Research, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
R MohanrajSamarth, Chennai, India.
Umesh WadgaveWadgave's Dental Home, Bidar, Karnataka, India.

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backgroundDental trauma represents a significant public health problem, causing a burden for both individuals and society. The aim of this study is to systematically develop and validate a questionnaire on 'traumatic dental injuries and management of emergencies' (TIME) for assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) for a commonality.

methodsThe scale development phases included conceptual framework, systematic development of an item pool, refinement of the item pool by Focus-group discussion (n = 23), validity-testing using Content Validity Index (n = 5), translation and back-translation, Cognitive interviewing (n = 30,45), and reliability testing (n = 40). The conceptual framework was built based on six broad constructs, such as broken teeth, knocked-out (avulsion) teeth, pushed/moved-in and loosened teeth (luxation injuries), soft tissue injuries, follow-up and management, and prevention and protection.

resultsReviews of existing questionnaires significantly helped to generate an initial pool of 68 items (refined to 51 items). Lawshe's content validity was 0.92. High test-retest reliability was demonstrated (kappa value = 0.98). The questionnaire showed a high level of reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86) with great internal consistency.

conclusionTIME is the first validated scale for recording knowledge, attitude and practices on traumatic dental injuries and management of emergencies for non-dental professionals. The 51-tem tool will allow dentists to evaluate KAP of commonality. KAP measured across the globe would have a significant impact on planning awareness programs by dentists and dental associations.

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EmergenciesTooth FracturesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesEmergency managementKnowledgeLay populationQuestionnaireTraumatic dental injuries

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