AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DENTAL IMPLANT IN PATIENTS REPORTING FOR DENTAL TREATMENT TO KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, PESHAWAR
Keywords:
Knowledge, Dental implant , Missing teethAbstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the awareness and knowledge about dental implant in patients reporting for dental treatment to Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
Material and Methods: In this cross sectional study 120 patients reporting to Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar were included. After obtaining informed consent, a Pre-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding the awareness and knowledge of dental implants. The age range from 18 to 70 years, both genders and any educational level were included.
Results: Out of total, sixty-seven were males (55.8%) and 53 were females (44.2%). The mean age was 35.74±13.21 years. The most common sources of information about dental implant were relatives and dentists among all age groups and was not statistically significant (p=0.463). When patients were asked about the results of implant treatment most of the patients replied with very good and good responses in all age groups. Very few patients told their implants’ results are poor. Most of the patients responded that “definitely” and “likely “ like the implant treatment.
Conclusions: Most of the patients were aware about dental implant treatment and the common source of knowledge was from relatives and dentists.
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