Mukatash Gadeer Nimri, Al-Rousan Medyan, Al-Sakarna Basma
Department of Prosthodontics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan.
Indian J Dent Res. 2010 Oct-Dec;21(4):564-7. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.74221.
The level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude about teeth-replacement options among a group of medical and paramedical subjects and to compare them with the general population.
A self-administered questionnaires using simple Arabic language were distributed to two groups of subjects. Questions focused on the willingness to replace the missing teeth, the preferable methods of choice for replacement, and the reasons for these choices. The first group (G-I) was from the medical and paramedical staff who work in a military hospital at Jordan Royal medical services, the dental staff was excluded from the study. The other group (G-II) was from the general population who attended the dental department in the same hospital with comparable level of education. All the participants were partially edentulous excluding the third molars. Clinical examination was done by qualified prosthodontist to evaluate the possible prosthetic treatment options for replacement. A total of 612 questionnaires were distributed, of which 533 questionnaires were returned (response rate 87.09%). The results were analyzed and comparison was made between the two groups.
Responses to questions about awareness and attitude about prosthetic management of missing teeth revealed that G-I have more awareness than G-II to the probable causes for tooth/teeth replacement and limitation of the preferable method for replacement (P<0.05). More than 80% of the participants believed that replacement of anterior teeth is more important than the posterior teeth. Implants and fixed partial denture (FPD), respectively, were more preferable than removable prosthesis, although clinically was not indicated in cases (P<0.05). There was no clinical benefit from replacement of missing teeth in 33.4% while only 6% believe this.
This study showed that the awareness and attitude between the medical and paramedical staff to prosthetic needs is better than between general populations. The demands for dental replacement by patients were significantly different when compared with the actual needs.
了解一组医学和准医学专业人员对牙齿替代方案的知识、认知及态度，并与普通人群进行比较。
使用简单阿拉伯语的自填式问卷分发给两组受试者。问题集中在缺失牙替代的意愿、首选的替代方法以及这些选择的原因。第一组（G-I）来自约旦皇家医疗服务机构一家军事医院的医学和准医学工作人员，牙科工作人员被排除在研究之外。另一组（G-II）来自同一家医院牙科科室、教育水平相当的普通人群。所有参与者除第三磨牙外均有部分牙缺失。由合格的口腔修复医生进行临床检查，以评估可能的修复治疗替代方案。共发放612份问卷，回收533份（回复率87.09%）。对结果进行分析并在两组之间进行比较。
关于缺失牙修复管理的认知和态度问题的回答显示，G-I组比G-II组对牙齿替代的可能原因和首选替代方法的局限性有更高的认知（P<0.05）。超过80%的参与者认为替换前牙比后牙更重要。种植体和固定局部义齿（FPD）分别比可摘义齿更受青睐，尽管在某些情况下临床并不适用（P<（此处原文有误，推测应为P<0.05））。33.（此处原文有误，推测应为33.4）%的人认为缺失牙修复没有临床益处，而只有6%的人持此观点。
本研究表明，医学和准医学工作人员对修复需求的认知和态度优于普通人群。与实际需求相比，患者对牙齿替代的需求存在显著差异。
