Knowledge and Awareness of Preclinical Dental Student about Impacted Tooth

Objective: The present study was carried out to assess the awareness and knowledge of impacted tooth among preclinical dental student. Material and method: An 11 multiple choice questionnaires were given to preclinical 1st year and 2nd year dental student to answer. A total of 200 student participated in this survey. Result: Among 100 students in 1st year, about 73% students have visited dentist before and 27% student have not visited dentist before. While among 100 students in 2nd year, about 67% student have visited dentist before and 33% student have not visited dentist before. Out of 73 students in 1st year who had visited dentist, 23% have visited dentist only once, 15% have visited dentist six months once, 62% yearly once. While, among 67 students in 2nd year who had visited dentist, 15% have visited dentist only once, 10% have visited dentist six months once, 75% yearly once. Among 100 students in 1st year, about 43% aware of the term impacted tooth and 57% not aware of the term impacted tooth. While among 2nd year student 84% aware of the term impacted tooth and 16% are not aware of the term impacted tooth. Out of 43 student in 1st year who aware of impacted tooth about 55.81% got to know about impacted tooth through friends, 9.30% through family, 11.63% through dentist, 10.71% through internet. While about 84 student in 2nd year that aware about impacted tooth, about 73.81% got to know about impacted tooth through friends, 3.57% through family, 11.90% through dentist, and 10.71% through internet. Among 1st year 53% is more familiar with third molar impaction, 23% canine impaction and 24 % incisor impaction. Among 2nd year, 74% is more familiar with third molar impaction, 14% canine impaction and 12 % incisor impaction. Out of 43 students in 1st year who aware of impacted tooth about 21% know about the sign and symptom of impacted tooth while 79% have no idea about sign and symptoms of impacted tooth. While among 84 student in 2nd year who aware of impacted tooth about 32% know about the sign and symptom of impacted tooth while 68% have no idea about sign and symptoms of impacted tooth. About 24% of 1st year student felt that radiograph is necessary for impacted tooth while 76% felt that that radiograph is not necessary for impacted tooth. About 74% of 2nd year student felt that radiograph is necessary for impacted tooth while 26% felt that that radiograph is not necessary for impacted tooth. About 36% of 1st year student felt that impacted tooth seen in everybody while 64% felt that impacted tooth not seen in everybody. About 30% of 2nd year student felt that that impacted tooth seen in everybody while 70% felt that that impacted tooth not seen in everybody. About 21% of 1st year is aware of complication of not removing impacted tooth while 79% not aware of complication of not removing impacted tooth. About 25% of 2nd year is aware of complication of not removing impacted tooth while 75% is not aware of complication of not removing impacted tooth. About 52% of 1st year student felt that it?s necessary to remove impacted tooth while 48% felt that it?s not necessary to remove impacted tooth. About 72% of 2nd year student felt that that it?s necessary to remove impacted tooth while 28% felt that it?s not necessary to remove impacted tooth. About 17% of 1st year student knows the type of impaction while 83% do not know the types of impaction. About 15% of 2nd year student knows the type of impaction while 85% do not know the types of impaction. Conclusion: The present study shows lack of awareness and knowledge of impacted tooth among preclinical 1st year dental student and better awareness among preclinical 2nd year dental student and this study suggests that more knowledge should be gained on this impacted tooth for better understanding for future practice in clinical site.