Basunbul Ghadeer I
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Phone: +966555595707, e-mail:
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2018 Dec 1;19(12):1531-1537.
The study aims to determine the perspective of dental professionals towards magnifying loupes and the selection criteria used while purchasing them.
In this regard, a close-ended questionnaire was structured and distributed among 111 dental professionals. The questionnaire was designed to obtain information regarding the usage of magnifying loupes in dental practices and procedures, limiting factors, and selection criteria for purchasing. The results obtained from this study were statistically analyzed with the help of SPSS.
The findings illustrated that most respondents considered the use of magnifying loupes beneficial in dental practices. Also, 20.7% of them preferred "Through-the-Lens" magnifying loupes over "Flip-up" ones. Furthermore, many of the respondents considered that price, magnification, and resolution are the main factors in terms of selection criteria.
Although, there is an immense growth seen in the usage of magnifying loupes in dentistry; still there is a need to increase the awareness of the dental professionals regarding the positive outcomes of magnification aids in dentistry.
The study will help enlightening clinicians regarding the selection criteria while purchasing magnifying loupes for dental practices.
本研究旨在确定牙科专业人员对放大 loupes 的看法以及购买时使用的选择标准。
在这方面，设计了一份封闭式问卷并分发给 111 名牙科专业人员。该问卷旨在获取有关牙科实践和程序中放大 loupes 的使用情况、限制因素以及购买选择标准的信息。借助 SPSS 对本研究获得的结果进行了统计分析。
研究结果表明，大多数受访者认为在牙科实践中使用放大 loupes 有益。此外，20.7%的受访者更喜欢“透过镜片式”放大 loupes 而非“翻盖式”。此外，许多受访者认为价格、放大倍数和分辨率是选择标准的主要因素。
尽管牙科中放大 loupes 的使用有了巨大增长；但仍有必要提高牙科专业人员对放大辅助工具在牙科中的积极效果的认识。
该研究将有助于启发临床医生在为牙科实践购买放大 loupes 时的选择标准。
