Erosive tooth wear knowledge in a Brazilian dental school: what has changed after a decade?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v21i1.1219Keywords:
Education, Dental. Students, Dental. Faculty, Dental. Patients. Tooth Erosion. Knowledge.Abstract
This study aimed to assess knowledge related to erosive tooth wear (ETW) among patients, students and faculty members in a Brazilian dental school and compare it with data from a previous study conducted ten years earlier in the same academic environment. A controlled cross-sectional study involving 289 participants was conducted at a dental school in Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil. Knowledge of ETW was evaluated through a self-administered questionnaire. Statistical analysis used chi-square test; z-test adjusted by Bonferroni correction (p≤0.05). Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained. Among the 289 participants, 71.0% had heard about ETW with a lower percentage among patients (p<0.001). Students and faculty members frequently mentioned eating disorders and acidic diet as the main etiological factors for ETW (p<0.001). However, patients acknowledged bacteria (p=0.026) and poor oral hygiene (p=0.002) as etiological factors. Comparison between present findings and data from the previous study showed no significant increase in participants who had heard about the condition (p>0.499). There was also no improvement in knowledge of ETW among patients (p>0.227), and no significant difference when patients were asked whether they had received preventive recommendations by students (p=0.303). However, there was a significant improvement in all variables regarding students’ diagnostic skills (p<0.005) and in the knowledge of ETW signs and symptoms among faculty members (p=0.030). In conclusion, knowledge of ETW is still not fully incorporated by the sample. However, there was an improvement in students and faculty’s diagnostic skills since the last study conducted in 2010.
Downloads
References
(1) Divaris K, Barlow PJ, Chendea SA, Cheong WS, Dounis A, Dragan IF, et al. The academic environment: the students' perspective. Eur J Dent Educ. 2008;12 Suppl 1:120-30.
(2) Carvajal M, Lopez S, Sarabia-Alvarez P, et al. Empathy levels of dental faculty and students: a survey study at an academic dental institution in Chile. J Dent Educ. 2019;83(10):1134-41.
(3) Ganss C. Is erosive tooth wear an oral disease? Monogr Oral Sci. 2014;25:16-21.
(4) Passos VF, Melo MAS, Park J, Strassler HE. Current Concepts and Best Evidence on Strategies to Prevent Dental Erosion. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2019;40(2):80-6.
(5) Bartlett D, Dattani S, Mills I, Pitts N, Rattan R, Rochford D, et al. Monitoring erosive toothwear: BEWE, a simple tool to protect patients and the profession. Br Dent J. 2019;226(12):930-2.
(6) Dugmore CR, Rock WP. Awareness of tooth erosion in 12 year old children and primary care dental practitioners. Community Dent Health. 2003;20(4):223-7.
(7) Hermont AP, Oliveira PA, Auad SM. Tooth erosion awareness in a Brazilian dental school. J Dent Educ. 2011;75(12):1620-6.
(8) Ngoc CN, Donovan TE. Education about dental erosion in U.S. and Canadian dental schools. J Dent Educ. 2018;82(12):1296-304.
(9) Verploegen VJN, Schuller AA. Erosive tooth wear: Knowledge among young adults and their preferred information sources. Int J Dent Hyg. 2019;17(1):85-92.
(10) Al-Ashtal A, Johansson A, Omar R, Johansson AK. Awareness and knowledge of dental erosion among Yemeni dental professionals and students. BMC Oral Health. 2015;15(1):119.
(11) Milosevic A. Acid erosion: an increasingly relevant dental problem. risk factors, management and restoration. Prim Dent J. 2017;6(1):37-45.
(12) Akabas SR, Chouinard JD, Bernstein BR. Nutrition and physical activity in health promotion and disease prevention: potential role for the dental profession. Dent Clin North Am. 2012;56(4):791-808.
(13) Moynihan P, Makino Y, Petersen PE, Ogawa H. Implications of WHO Guideline on Sugars for dental health professionals. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2018;46(1):1-7.
(14) Chu CH, Pang KK, Lo EC. Dietary behavior and knowledge of dental erosion among Chinese adults. BMC Oral Health. 2010;10:13.
(15) Lussi A, Hellwig E. Risk assessment and causal preventive
measures. Monogr Oral Sci. 2014;25:220-9.
(16) Hendricson WD, Seitz S, English DK. Case Report of a Program to Enhance Dental Students' Interest in Academic Dentistry. J Dent Educ. 2019;83(9):1047-56.
(17) Scharrer L, Rupieper Y, Stadtler M, Bromme R. When science becomes too easy: Science popularization inclines laypeople to underrate their dependence on experts. Public Underst Sci. 2017;26(8):1003-18.
(18) Lussi A, Carvalho TS. Erosive tooth wear: a multifactorial condition of growing concern and increasing knowledge. Monogr Oral Sci. 2014;25:1-15.
(19) Skudutyte-Rysstad R, Mulic A, Skeie MS, Skaare AB. Awareness and attitudes related to dental erosive wear among 18-yr-old adolescents in Oslo, Norway. Eur J Oral Sci. 2013;121(5):471-6.
(20) Mulic A, Arnadottir IB, Jensdottir T, Kopperud SE. Opinions and treatment decisions for dental erosive wear: a questionnaire survey among Icelandic dentists. Int J Dent. 2018;2018:8572371.
(21) Ganss C, Lussi A. Diagnosis of erosive tooth wear. Monogr Oral Sci. 2014;25:22-31.
(22) Bartlett D, Ganss C, Lussi A. Basic Erosive Wear Examination
(BEWE): a new scoring system for scientific and clinical needs. Clin Oral Investig. 2008;12 Suppl 1:S65-8.
(23) Shellis RP, Addy M. The interactions between attrition, abrasion and erosion in tooth wear. Monogr Oral Sci. 2014;25:32-45.
(24) Carvalho TS, Colon P, Ganss C, Huysmans MC, Lussi A, Schlueter N, et al. Consensus report of the European Federation of Conservative Dentistry: erosive tooth wear diagnosis and management. Swiss Dent J. 2016; 126(4):342-6.
(25) Fontana M, Guzman-Armstrong S, Schenkel AB, Allen KL, Featherstone J, Goolsby S, et al. Development of a Core Curriculum Framework in Cariology for U.S. Dental Schools. J Dent Educ. 2016;80(6):705-20.
(26) Tikhonova S, Girard F, Fontana M. Cariology Education in Canadian Dental Schools: Where Are We? Where Do We Need to Go? J Dent Educ. 2018;82(1):39-46.
(27) Martignon S, Gomez J, Tellez M, Ruiz JA, Marin LM, Rangel MC. Current cariology education in dental schools in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. J Dent Educ. 2013;77(10):1330-7.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Revista da ABENO
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Autores que publicam nesta revista concordam com os seguintes termos:
a) Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
b) Autores têm autorização para assumir contratos adicionais separadamente, para distribuição não-exclusiva da versão do trabalho publicada nesta revista (ex.: publicar em repositório institucional ou como capítulo de livro), com reconhecimento de autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
c) Autores têm permissão e são estimulados a publicar e distribuir seu trabalho online (ex.: em repositórios institucionais ou na sua página pessoal) a qualquer ponto antes ou durante o processo editorial, já que isso pode gerar alterações produtivas, bem como aumentar o impacto e a citação do trabalho publicado (Veja O Efeito do Acesso Livre).
