Study of Awareness of Dental Practitioners in Isfahan in the Face of Difficulties and Complications During and after Implant Surgery

Document Type : مقاله‌های پژوهشی

Authors

1 Dental Implants Research Center, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Dentist, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

10.48305/v0i0.1479

Abstract

Introduction: Implants are a successful method for replacing missing teeth. General dental practitioners interested in implants should have the necessary knowledge in this field to improve public health in order to provide their advanced dental services. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dentists in Isfahan about problems and complications during and after implant surgery in 2017 in Isfahan.
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 general dentists of Isfahan were selected for the purpose of this cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were completed by the dentists. Data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed with independent t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, using SPSS 22 (α = 0.05).
Results: Most dentists (78%) had low or average level of awareness. Age (p value = 0.66) and experience (p value = 0.45) had no significant relationship with knowledge score. Mean knowledge scores of dentists who had implant therapy experience were significantly higher than the others.
Conclusion: The level of knowledge of general dentist was not adequate about the problems and complications encountered during and after implant surgery. In addition, the level of theoretical and practical education in particular in this area was limited and general dentists were not properly instructed in implant dentistry during their years of training.
Key word: Complications, Dental‏ Implants, Knowledge.

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