EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PATIENTS PERTAINING TO THE USAGE OF DENTAL IMPLANTS AS A TREATMENT MODALITY TO REPLACE MISSING TEETH: A SURVEY-BASED STUDY
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the level of knowledge, attitude, and information resource on the use of dental implants as a treatment alternative to the routine procedures carried out to replace missing teeth. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study of adult dental patients who visited various hospitals and dental clinics for obtaining dental implants were included in this study. The amount of knowledge, data feed, and attitude towards opting for dental implants as a treatment modality were assessed using standardized self-explanatory questionnaires distributed among patients when they visited the dental clinics. This survey includes 200 randomly selected patients. Results: Amid 200 respondents that participated in study, 89% (180) of respondents had heard about implants, with 43.5% (89) being female and 45.5% (91) being male. Only 11% (20) did not have heard about implants before. The major source of information were friends and family 31% (62) followed by dentist 29.5% (59).
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Iqra Kamal
BDS, MDS, CHPE, PhD (Scholar), Lecturer, Department Of Operative dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi
Touseef Khan
BDS, MDS (PG.R), Department of Operative Dentistry, Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi
Dr Lubna Memon
BDS, FCPS, Senior Registrar, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi
Dr Imtiaz Hussain Pandrani
BDS, MPhil (PG.R), Department of Science of Dental Materials, Baqai Medical University (BMU), Demonstrator, Jhalawan Medical College, Khuzdar
Kanwal
BDS, MDS (Operative Dentistry).
Anam Khan
BDS, MDS (PG.R), Department of Science of Dental Materials, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi