Awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India, regarding chemomechanical caries removal system.
| Autor: | Bijle MN; Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. nbijle@yahoo.co.in, Patil S, Mumkekar SS, Arora N, Bhalla M, Murali KV |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The journal of contemporary dental practice [J Contemp Dent Pract] 2013 Jan 01; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 96-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 01. |
| DOI: | 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1278 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: To evaluate awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India regarding chemomechanical caries removal system (CMCR). Study Design: Sixty practicing dental surgeons from Mumbai (30) and Pune (30) were surveyed using questionnaire. Materials and Methods: Qualitative data was collected on the basis of structured schedule questionnaire method. Statistics: Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v. 12.0. To test statistical significance, Chi-square test, Fishers exact test and Mann-Whitney U test were used. Results: Of total respondents, 46.7% dental surgeons in Pune and 13.3% in Mumbai were aware about CMCR products. Carisolv® was known to 57.1% of dental surgeons in Pune and 75% in Mumbai, whereas, Papacarie® was known to 28.6% of dentists in Pune and none in Mumbai among the respondents aware about CMCR products. Conclusion: A significantly higher proportion of dental surgeons from Pune were aware about CMCR products compared to Mumbai. Dental surgeons from Mumbai were unaware about Papacarie®. Almost equal proportion of Dentists from Mumbai and Pune would like to undergo CDE programs to seek knowledge on CMCR, particularly Papacarie®. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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