Mously Hisham Abdullah, Badeeb Bayan Jamal, Bahbishi Nora Ahmed, Mzain Waad Mohammed, Naguib Ghada Hussein, Hamed Mohamed Tharwat
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dental Intern, Internship Training Program, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Orthod Sci. 2020 Feb 12;9:5. doi: 10.4103/jos.JOS_74_19. eCollection 2020.
To assess the knowledge level and attitude of the Saudi population about the use of a dental implant as a treatment option for replacing the missing teeth.
This cross-sectional study adopted a quantitative approach and used an online questionnaire to collect data. Nine hundred and five participants were recruited as per the inclusion criteria (above 18 years of age, know how to read and write, and technology literate). The collected data were analyzed statistically using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.
A low level of knowledge about teeth replacement methods (56%) was recorded among the participant, while 44.4% of them had heard about implant, bridges, and dentures. The oral hygiene of the participants was considered good (59.3%). The main source of information, reported by the participants, was the dentist (53.4%). The knowledge about dental implants was found to be significantly the highest ( = 0.02) among the highly educated participant who had completed postgraduate studies.
There is a need for introducing comprehensive orientation programs, conducted by dentists, to communicate knowledge about dental implants. The social campaigns and official information programs should be instigated for improving the knowledge of the patients. Structured programs should be also introduced at an academic level, for enhancing the knowledge related to replacing missing teeth and dental implants.
评估沙特人群对于使用牙种植体作为缺失牙治疗选择的知识水平和态度。
本横断面研究采用定量方法，通过在线问卷收集数据。根据纳入标准（年龄18岁以上、具备读写能力且熟悉技术）招募了905名参与者。使用IBM社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）对收集到的数据进行统计学分析。
参与者中对牙齿替换方法的了解程度较低（56%），而其中44.4%的人听说过种植体、牙桥和假牙。参与者的口腔卫生状况被认为良好（59.3%）。参与者报告的主要信息来源是牙医（53.4%）。在完成研究生学业的高学历参与者中，对牙种植体的了解程度显著最高（P = 0.02）。
需要由牙医开展全面的培训项目，以传播有关牙种植体的知识。应发起社会宣传活动和官方信息项目，以提高患者的知识水平。还应在学术层面引入结构化项目，以增强与缺失牙替换和牙种植体相关的知识。
