Assaggaf Mohammad, Idrees Joweil, Nassif Maria, Bamashmous Shatha, Jamjoom Amal, Banjar Arwa A, Badahdah Arwa, Abulhamael Ayman M
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Jun 30;13(13):1558. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13131558.
: Extraction and replacement of hopeless teeth is a common practice in dentistry. Tooth autotransplantation (TA) offers several advantages as a viable and biological treatment option. However, its utilization in Saudi Arabia appears limited. Understanding dentists' knowledge and attitudes toward TA is crucial for promoting its adoption in clinical practice. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of dentists in Saudi Arabia toward tooth autotransplantation. : A cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based questionnaire distributed to dentists across Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire included 19 questions assessing demographic characteristics, knowledge of TA, and attitudes toward its clinical application. Data were analyzed using SPSS v23 with chi-square and Cramér's V tests to explore associations between variables ( < 0.05). : 253 dentists participated in this study. All participants had heard of TA, while only 26.5% reported moderate-to-high familiarity. Female dentists showed significantly greater interest in adopting TA than males ( = 0.038, Cramér's V = 0.183). Specialists expressed higher familiarity than general dentists and underscored the importance of clinical guidelines, evidence-based outcomes, confidence in their capacity to engage in a TA team, the total number of required appointments, and malpractice concerns ( < 0.05) in their decision-making process. Nevertheless, general dentists demonstrated significantly more interest in implementing TA ( = 0.025, Cramér's V = 0.192). Participants with more than 5 years of clinical dental experience were significantly more familiar with TA ( = 0.015, Cramér's V = 0.204) and were more influenced by appointment numbers in decision-making ( = 0.012, Cramér's V = 0.225). : The study reveals limited familiarity but notable interest among dentists in Saudi Arabia toward TA. Addressing educational gaps by integrating TA training into dental curricula and offering clinical exposure opportunities to students, along with providing evidence-based clinical guidelines, and improving access to advanced imaging technologies, may enhance the adoption of TA as a viable treatment modality for tooth replacement.
拔除和替换无法保留的牙齿是牙科领域的常见操作。牙齿自体移植（TA）作为一种可行的生物治疗选择具有诸多优势。然而，在沙特阿拉伯，其应用似乎有限。了解牙医对牙齿自体移植的知识和态度对于推动其在临床实践中的应用至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯牙医对牙齿自体移植的知识和态度。
采用基于网络的问卷对沙特阿拉伯各地的牙医进行横断面研究。问卷包含19个问题，评估人口统计学特征、牙齿自体移植知识以及对其临床应用的态度。使用SPSS v23软件进行数据分析，采用卡方检验和克莱默V检验来探讨变量之间的关联（P<0.05）。
253名牙医参与了本研究。所有参与者都听说过牙齿自体移植，但只有26.5%的人表示有中度到高度的熟悉程度。女牙医对采用牙齿自体移植的兴趣明显高于男牙医（P = 0.038，克莱默V = 0.183）。专科医生比普通牙医表现出更高的熟悉程度，并强调了临床指南、循证结果、对参与牙齿自体移植团队能力的信心、所需预约总数以及医疗事故担忧（P<0.05）在他们决策过程中的重要性。然而，普通牙医对实施牙齿自体移植表现出明显更高的兴趣（P = 0.025，克莱默V = 0.192）。有超过5年临床牙科经验的参与者对牙齿自体移植明显更熟悉（P = 0.015，克莱默V = 0.204），并且在决策中受预约数量的影响更大（P = 0.012，克莱默V = 0.225）。
该研究表明，沙特阿拉伯的牙医对牙齿自体移植的熟悉程度有限，但兴趣显著。通过将牙齿自体移植培训纳入牙科课程、为学生提供临床接触机会、提供循证临床指南以及改善先进影像技术的获取，来解决教育差距，可能会提高牙齿自体移植作为一种可行的牙齿替换治疗方式的采用率。
