Alajlan Abdulrahman, Alhoumaidan Aryaf, Ettesh Abeer, Doumani Mazen
Dentist, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Dent. 2019 Jul 28;2019:5792072. doi: 10.1155/2019/5792072. eCollection 2019.
The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and source of information regarding the use of dental implants as treatment option compared to other conventional treatment modalities.
A descriptive cross sectional study among adult dental patients attended dental clinics of College of Dentistry, Qassim University. The level of knowledge, source of information, and attitude regarding the use of dental implants were evaluated through standardized self-explanatory questionnaires which were handed to the patient during their regular dental visits. 200 patients were selected randomly to be included in this survey.
Among the 200 participants included in this study, 91.5% of the respondents heard about implants and their source of information were friends (45.5%), 38% of the respondents had no idea about the oral hygiene for the care of the implants compared with natural teeth, 28.5% of the respondents expected them to last between 10 and 20 years, and 48.5% of the respondents believed that dental implants have no effects on the systemic health and there was nonsignificant difference between males and females.
The survey concluded that an acceptable level of awareness regarding using dental implants as a treatment option for replacing missing teeth, with friends being the main source of information.
本研究旨在评估与其他传统治疗方式相比，作为一种治疗选择，患者对牙种植体使用的知识水平、态度及信息来源。
在卡西姆大学牙科学院牙科诊所就诊的成年牙科患者中开展一项描述性横断面研究。通过标准化的自解释问卷对患者在常规牙科就诊期间就牙种植体使用的知识水平、信息来源及态度进行评估。随机选取200名患者纳入本次调查。
在本研究纳入的200名参与者中，91.5%的受访者听说过种植体，其信息来源为朋友（45.5%）；38%的受访者不知道种植体的口腔卫生护理与天然牙的区别；28.5%的受访者预计种植体使用寿命在10至20年之间；48.5%的受访者认为牙种植体对全身健康没有影响，且男女之间无显著差异。
该调查得出结论，对于将牙种植体作为缺失牙的一种治疗选择，患者有可接受的认知水平，且朋友是主要信息来源。
