Ketharinath N, Kiruppashini T, Kabilan P, Nagappan C
Department of Prosthodontics, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Indian Prosthodont Soc. 2024 Oct 1;24(4):359-365. doi: 10.4103/jips.jips_59_24. Epub 2024 Oct 15.
The aim of the study is to analyse the awareness and knowledge about IOSs among the dental students of Tamil Nadu.
A cross sectional survey - questionnaire study.
A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practice of IOSs among dental students through a questionnaire of five domains, with five questions in each domain. This is sent to various dental students of Tamil Nadu through mail and othersocial media platforms.
It was performed using a statistical package for the social sciences' [SPSS] software version 22. Descriptive statistics were performed for demographic variables. Chi square test was performed for all the qualitative data.
Most of the answers were statistically significant with P < 0.05 and few results were not significant indicating less knowledge and awareness about digital prosthodontics among the dental students.
Thus, the addition of digital dentistry in the curriculum of dental students and giving them more knowledge helps in the flourishment of the future prosthodontic field with much accuracy of treatment and with less patient discomfort replacing the conventional methods.
本研究旨在分析泰米尔纳德邦牙科学生对口腔种植体支持式固定义齿（IOSs）的认知和了解情况。
横断面调查——问卷调查研究。
通过一份包含五个领域、每个领域有五个问题的问卷，对牙科学生进行描述性横断面调查，以评估他们对IOSs的知识、认知和实践情况。问卷通过邮件和其他社交媒体平台发送给泰米尔纳德邦的不同牙科学生。
使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）22版进行分析。对人口统计学变量进行描述性统计。对所有定性数据进行卡方检验。
大多数答案具有统计学意义（P < 0.05），少数结果无统计学意义，表明牙科学生对数字口腔修复学的知识和认知较少。
因此，在牙科学生课程中增加数字牙科内容并给予他们更多知识，有助于未来口腔修复领域的蓬勃发展，使治疗更加精确，减少患者不适，取代传统方法。
