Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;24(10):1485-1491. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_684_20.
Bisphosphonates (BPs), the antiresorptive drugs, can cause osteonecrosis of the jaws. Having adequate knowledge about BPs and bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is very important to prevent complications. In this study, we aimed to determine the level of knowledge of dentists about BPs and BRONJ in Turkey and also aimed to share the results with health authorities to plan new education strategies.
A questionnaire consisting of 20 questions and two parts was used to determine the knowledge level, attitude, and training needs of the dentists. Answers to all questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and using Pearson Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests. P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
A total of 620 general and specialist dentists working in three different sectors and four different cities agreed to participate in the study. Statistically, more knowledge about BPs and BRONJ was observed in dentists who have less than 10 years of experience than those who have over 10 years, specialist dentists than general dentists, and those who working in university hospitals than in other sectors. In general, the rate of those who know BPs is 16.8%, the rate of those who know BRONJ is 20.2%.
Although the use of BPs increases day by day, the awareness of BPs and BRONJ among the dentists is insufficient. However, periodically organizing postgraduate training programs on this subject will increase the awareness and level of knowledge.
双膦酸盐（BPs）是一种抗吸收药物，可引起下颌骨坏死。充分了解 BPs 和下颌骨相关性骨坏死（BRONJ）对于预防并发症非常重要。在这项研究中，我们旨在确定土耳其牙医对 BPs 和 BRONJ 的了解程度，并与卫生当局分享结果，以制定新的教育策略。
使用一份由 20 个问题组成的问卷，分为两部分，以确定牙医的知识水平、态度和培训需求。对所有问题的答案均采用描述性统计进行分析，并使用 Pearson Chi-square 和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验。P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共有 620 名在三个不同领域和四个不同城市工作的普通和专科牙医同意参与研究。统计学上，与从业 10 年以上的牙医相比，从业不足 10 年的牙医对 BPs 和 BRONJ 的了解更多；专科牙医比普通牙医更了解；在大学医院工作的牙医比在其他领域工作的牙医更了解。总的来说，知道 BPs 的牙医比例为 16.8%，知道 BRONJ 的牙医比例为 20.2%。
尽管 BPs 的使用日益增加，但牙医对 BPs 和 BRONJ 的认识不足。然而，定期组织关于该主题的研究生培训计划将提高认识和知识水平。
