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June 11, 2026Dental TraumatologyOpen Access

Knowledge of Traumatic Dental Injury Management Among Senior Medical Students: A Pre–Post Cohort Study

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LGLennart Johannes GruberUniversitätsmedizin GöttingenNHNikolaus von HahnUniversitätsmedizin GöttingenLNLennart-Hendrik NeussUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen

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Implication

Cohort study assesses knowledge improvement after structured teaching in emergency medicine for dental injuries.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate and compare the knowledge of senior medical students on managing traumatic dental injuries before and after a structured teaching intervention.
  • Single-center cohort study conducted in a German medical faculty.
  • Anonymous questionnaire administered to two independent cohorts before and after a dental trauma lecture.
  • Statistical analyses compared total knowledge scores and item-level results between cohorts.
  • 117 students participated pre-implementation and 92 post-implementation.
  • Post-implementation cohort had a mean knowledge score of 10.0 versus 6.6 (p < 0.0001), indicating significant improvement.
  • Low knowledge decreased while moderate and high knowledge proportions increased after teaching, though gaps remained in specific management areas.

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Gruber et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a510680c8f91e7f39d5b6https://doi.org/10.1111/edt.70085
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