Awareness and attitudes of patients towards prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth at a university dental hospital
International Journal of Development Research
Awareness and attitudes of patients towards prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth at a university dental hospital
Received 09th September, 2017; Received in revised form 14th October, 2017; Accepted 29th November, 2017; Published online 29th December, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Alaa Al-yousef and Zaki Fakiha. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Aim: To evaluate the awareness and attitude of patients towards dental prosthesis for rehabilitation of missing teeth. Methods: This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. The evaluation was done using a questionnaire which was distributed to patients attending the University dental hospital of Riyadh colleges of dentistry and pharmacy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data was collected and analyzed using SPSS. Results: Of the 130 respondents, 107 had missing teeth of which 59 (81.9%) were females and 48(82.8 %) were males. Among the 82.3% who had missing teeth, 53.1% did not get their lost teeth replaced. Only 28.5 % were aware of dental implant as a rehabilitation technique for missing teeth. Conclusion: Among the 82.3% who had missing teeth, 53.1% of them did not get their lost teeth replaced. The findings from this study can be used in improving patient’s motivation and leading them to a favorable decision making.
