<![CDATA[Tooth avulsion is the most common dental trauma.The prevailing society considers the undergraduatepreclinical students as dentists and so it becomes essential to possess knowledge and to be aware of the first aidand emergency management of dental trauma. The aim of the study is to assess and compare the knowledgeof emergency management of tooth avulsion among dental students of different years. A descriptive crosssectional study with 160 students as sample size was conducted. The participants were grouped into threeas Group A (Preclinical BDS students), Group B (Clinical BDS students) and Group C (Interns). A selfstructured questionnaire was distributed among the population and the data were collected and analysed withSPSS software. Comparison between the groups was done by Chi square test with the significance p<0.05.The results were mostly statistically significant. The preclinical students showed active participation andhad quite knowledge (63.7%) on emergency management of tooth avulsion. Knowledge and awareness onemergency management of tooth avulsion was average among preclinical students, whereas good in clinicalstudents and better among interns.]]>
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