Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, 0046, Iraq.
BMC Oral Health. 2024 Feb 20;24(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-03964-w.
BACKGROUND: Edentulism is one of the most commonly encountered conditions affecting the oral cavity. Dental implants have emerged as a widely accepted treatment option prosthodontically. However, lack of public awareness and the cost of the treatment act as barriers to limit their applicability. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the perception, sentiments, and level of awareness toward dental implants among the general population in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on 1132 participants in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq, from February 15, 2023, till August 15, 2023, to collect their sociodemographic data, knowledge and attitudes toward dental implants for their missing tooth/teeth. RESULTS: The mean age of participants was 41.3 ± 14.6 years, and most (30.7%) belong to the age group 31-44 years. Also, most of them were males (63.6%), married (75.3%), educated (91.3%), from rural areas (82.3%), and had > 1 missing tooth (75%). Regarding the participants' knowledge of dental implants, most had information (78.4%)/heard about it (83.3%), mainly from dentists (43.6%); however, least of them (21.5%) /their family members (43%) had replaced missing teeth by dental implants. Additionally, the participant's attitudes toward the dental implant indicated that most of them were interested in replacing their missing teeth (88.8%) but did not do it due to financial reasons (87%) and considered replacement as a significant (92.5%) and safe process (79.2%). Also, most of them thought there was no substantial difference between artificial and natural tooth appearance/function (47.9%), preferred the delayed implant for dental implant (47.7%), and would like to do an implant due to problems in dental appearance, speech, or dental function (81.5%). Finally, significant/highly significant differences were seen between each participant's factor (age, gender, marital status, education level, and residency) with most items of attitude/awareness toward dental implants. CONCLUSIONS: Most participants were aware of the knowledge and attitude of dental implants for replacing missing tooth/teeth, especially males, married ones, educated individuals, and those from urban areas; however, financial problems are the main obstacle. Additionally, the delayed implant is preferable for replacing missing tooth/teeth using dental implants among studied individuals.
背景：无牙颌是最常见的口腔疾病之一。种植牙已成为一种广泛接受的修复方法。然而，公众认知度不足和治疗费用高昂成为限制其应用的障碍。
目的：调查伊拉克苏莱曼尼亚市普通人群对种植牙的认知、态度和意识水平。
材料和方法：2023 年 2 月 15 日至 2023 年 8 月 15 日，在伊拉克苏莱曼尼亚市进行了一项基于问卷调查的研究，共纳入 1132 名参与者，收集他们对缺失牙/牙的种植牙的社会人口统计学数据、知识和态度。
结果：参与者的平均年龄为 41.3±14.6 岁，其中 30.7%属于 31-44 岁年龄组。此外，大多数参与者为男性（63.6%）、已婚（75.3%）、受过教育（91.3%）、来自农村地区（82.3%），且有>1 颗缺失牙（75%）。关于参与者对种植牙的知识，大多数人（78.4%）听说过（83.3%），主要来自牙医（43.6%）；然而，只有很少的人（21.5%）/他们的家人（43%）曾通过种植牙修复缺失牙。此外，参与者对种植牙的态度表明，大多数人有兴趣（88.8%）用种植牙来修复缺失牙，但由于经济原因（87%）没有这样做，并认为种植牙是一个重要（92.5%）且安全的过程（79.2%）。此外，大多数人认为人工牙和天然牙在外观/功能上没有显著差异（47.9%），更喜欢延迟植入（47.7%），并且由于牙齿外观、言语或牙齿功能的问题而愿意进行种植（81.5%）。最后，在每个参与者的因素（年龄、性别、婚姻状况、教育水平和居住地）与种植牙态度/意识的大多数项目之间，存在显著/高度显著的差异。
结论：大多数参与者对种植牙替代缺失牙/牙的知识和态度有一定的了解，尤其是男性、已婚者、受过教育者和城市居民；然而，经济问题是主要障碍。此外，在研究人群中，延迟种植是替代缺失牙/牙的首选种植牙方法。
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