期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：2
页码：5281-5288
DOI：10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I2.593
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：Introduction:Fixed dental prosthesis has been the mainstay for their placement of missing teeth for many years due to their clinical biocompatibility, longevity, satisfactory mechanical properties, affordability, and reliability. One of the most common complications of fixed partial dentures is the need for endodontic treatment, due to pulp insult either during or after the fixed partial denture treatment. A myriad of factors may compromise the vitality of the pulp during the construction of an FPD. These include the tooth anatomy, dentists clinical skills, temperature changes. Aim:To determine the awareness about the pulp exposures during tooth preparation among undergraduates. Materials and methods: It is a descriptive cross sectional study. It includes 10 questions circulated among 100 population of undergraduates in Chennai and the response was collected through google form and the data was Analyzed statistically and the result was obtained. Analysis software used was SPSS. Results:From the study it was observed that about 60% of them were third and final year students and 30% of them were first and second year students and 10% of them were intern participants. About 75% of the participants said they have exposed pulp during tooth preparation and 25% of them said no. Most of the third and final year students reported that they proceed with endodontic treatment in case of pulp exposure and some participants told that they will do extraction of pulp exposed tooth. Conclusion:Within the limitations of the present study, it was observed that third and final year students have sufficient knowledge and awareness regarding the precautionary measures and treatment for pulp exposure during treatment. In this study 40% of the participants stated that maxillary canine have the more chances of exposure of pulp during treatment and they said the main reason for this could be due to difficulty in access and sufficient skills.
