Ramalingam Sundar, Habib Syed Rashid, Sundar Chalini, Dawas Abdulrahman Bin, Al-Rashed Mishary, Al-Bader Raed
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Educ Health Promot. 2017 Dec 4;6:104. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_68_17. eCollection 2017.
Increasing incidence of medically compromised patients seeking dental treatment and implant rehabilitation, necessitates greater knowledge toward managing such patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the perceptions of dental interns in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, toward dental implant therapy for medically compromised patients.
Using a convenience random sampling technique, a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to evaluate the perceptions of the interns from dental schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data pertaining to demographic details of the participants, academic grade point average (GPA), clinical implant training and experience and perceptions about dental implant therapy for medically compromised patients were collected.
The survey response rate was 82.9% ( = 174/210; Males-129/Females-45). Less than half of the interns ( = 82/174; 47.1%) had performed dental implants, out of which 41.5% ( = 34/82) had placed implants in medically compromised patients. Most medical illnesses except controlled diabetes mellitus and hypertension were perceived by the interns as contraindications for dental implant placement.
Based on the results of the present study, it could be concluded that courses with a greater emphasis toward management of dental patients with medical problems and undergraduate implant training for such patients would result in better knowledge and perception among dental interns regarding dental implant placement in medically compromised patients.
寻求牙科治疗和种植修复的医学上存在问题的患者数量不断增加，这就需要对这类患者的管理有更多了解。本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得的牙科实习生对医学上存在问题的患者进行牙种植治疗的看法。
采用便利随机抽样技术，开展了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究，以评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得牙科学校实习生的看法。收集了与参与者人口统计学细节、学术平均绩点（GPA）、临床种植培训及经验以及对医学上存在问题的患者进行牙种植治疗的看法相关的数据。
调查回复率为82.9%（n = 174/210；男性129名/女性45名）。不到一半的实习生（n = 82/174；47.1%）进行过牙种植，其中41.5%（n = 34/82）为医学上存在问题的患者植入过种植体。除了得到控制的糖尿病和高血压外，大多数内科疾病被实习生视为牙种植植入的禁忌证。
基于本研究结果，可以得出结论，更加强调对有内科问题的牙科患者的管理以及针对这类患者的本科种植培训，将使牙科实习生在医学上存在问题的患者牙种植植入方面有更好的知识和认知。
