Department of Oral Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Yeditepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Yeditepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Adv Prosthodont. 2014 Apr;6(2):133-7. doi: 10.4047/jap.2014.6.2.133. Epub 2014 Apr 22.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients' knowledge on dental implants in a Turkish subpopulation.
Five hundred twenty seven Turkish adults referred to Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey, were presented with a questionnaire including 20 questions regarding the level of information and awareness about the dental implants. The data were collected and statistical analyses were performed with Chi square test to compare the descriptive data.
Among 527 subjects, 54% were female and 46% were male with a mean age of 42.2 years. The rate of patients' implant awareness was 27.7%. When the patients were questioned about the treatment options for rehabilitation of tooth missing, 60.9% of patients were informed about fixed partial denture, followed by conventional complete denture (32.5%) and removable partial denture (24.9%). Six percent reported that they were very well informed about the dental implants whereas 48.2% were poorly informed. The information sources of the implants were from the dentist (44.5%), printed media (31.6%) and friends and acquaintances (17.3%), respectively. Sixteen percent of the population believed that their implants would last forever.
The dentists should give more detailed information to the patients about dental implants and tooth-supported fixed partial dentures in the future.
本研究旨在评估土耳其人群中患者对牙种植体的认知。
527 名土耳其成年人被邀请到土耳其伊斯坦布尔耶迪特佩大学牙科学院，他们填写了一份包括 20 个问题的问卷，内容涉及对牙种植体的信息和认知水平。收集数据后，采用卡方检验对描述性数据进行统计分析。
在 527 名受试者中，54%为女性，46%为男性，平均年龄为 42.2 岁。患者对种植体的认知率为 27.7%。当被问及缺失牙的治疗选择时，60.9%的患者了解固定局部义齿，其次是传统全口义齿（32.5%）和可摘局部义齿（24.9%）。6%的患者表示他们对牙种植体非常了解，而 48.2%的患者了解甚少。牙种植体的信息来源分别为牙医（44.5%）、印刷媒体（31.6%）和朋友和熟人（17.3%）。16%的人认为他们的种植体可以永久使用。
未来，牙医应向患者提供更多关于牙种植体和牙支持式固定局部义齿的详细信息。
