This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-1, 2018
Area
Dental Science
Author
Raisa Rashid, Dr. Sandeep Kour, Dr. Imtiyaz Magray
Org/Univ
Government Dental College And Hospital, Srinagarh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Pub. Date
22 January, 2018
Paper ID
V4I1-1228
Publisher
Keywords
Dental Implants, Public Awareness, Prosthodontics

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Raisa Rashid, Dr. Sandeep Kour, Dr. Imtiyaz Magray. Public Awareness of Dental Implants in Randomly Selected Sample in Kashmir, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Raisa Rashid, Dr. Sandeep Kour, Dr. Imtiyaz Magray (2018). Public Awareness of Dental Implants in Randomly Selected Sample in Kashmir. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(1) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Raisa Rashid, Dr. Sandeep Kour, Dr. Imtiyaz Magray. "Public Awareness of Dental Implants in Randomly Selected Sample in Kashmir." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.1 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this survey was to assess the public  awareness of dental implants in patients attending  the Department  Of  Prosthodontics in Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir Methodology: This Questionnaire-based study was conducted during Feb-Apr 2017, for a period of 3 months. All patients attending the outpatient Department Of Prosthodontics in Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir were included in the study. Results: Mean age of the study population was 44.99 + 16.273, male outnumbered by 1.6 and most of the study population was less educated and unemployed and unskilled workers. The primary reason for outdoor consultation was for replacement of lost tooth/teeth (81.7%). Only 35% of the people in Srinagar were aware of dental implants as a treatment modality. The high cost of the implants is one of the major limiting factors working against the willingness of patients to undergo this treatment. Majority of the studied patients were not aware of details of dental implants, procedure, advantages, and disadvantages. Conclusion: Majority of the study population was unaware of the dental implant. There was the significant association between education and occupation and knowledge about dental implant procedure, advantages, disadvantages, willingness for implant and knowledge about the cost of the dental implant.