Awareness and practice of dentists in gulf cooperation council countries regarding medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - A web-based survey.

Autor:	Nassani MZ; Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Tarakji B; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alqahtani AM; General Dental Practitioner, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alali FM; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Noushad M; Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Rastam S; Department of Clinical Sciences, Vision College of Medicine, Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsalhani AB; Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing, Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hama, Hama, Syria., Alfadel MK; Dental Student, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alzuabi AA; Dental Student, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Ateen AM; Dental Student, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Khojah AB; Dental Student, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Zaman MU; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alqahtani AS; Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alqhtani NR; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Nabhan AB; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alhedyan FS; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Kujan O; UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth Western Australia, Australia., Al-Maweri SA; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of dental sciences [J Dent Sci] 2023 Oct; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 1677-1684. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 04.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jds.2023.01.018
Abstrakt:	Background/purpose: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious complication among dental patients undergoing treatment with antiresorptive medications such as bisphosphonate and denosumab. The present survey investigated the awareness and practice of dentists in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries regarding MRONJ. Materials and Methods: This questionnaire-based study was conducted among dental practitioners in all six GCC countries. A questionnaire was designed and distributed among all potential participants via different social media platforms. SPSS version 22 was used for data analysis, and P -value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Overall, 1685 dentists from the six GCC countries participated in the present study. The surveyed dentists revealed relatively fair practices and awareness regarding MRONJ and its prevention, with the majority reported asking their patients about history of anti-osteoporotic medications (67.8%), recording name of the medication (73.1%) and duration of treatment (75.5%). However, the majority of the participants were unconfident about the duration of drug holiday prior to dental surgical interventions (70.6%) and the overall good level of knowledge/practice related to MRONJ was just 50.6%. The regression analysis revealed that previous exposure to MRONJ cases and attending a seminar, course, meeting, or conference about osteonecrosis of the jaw were independent predictors for positive awareness/good practice regarding MRONJ ( P  < 0.05). Conclusion: The results show inadequate awareness and practices of dentists practicing in GCC countries regarding MRONJ, with significant variations among the countries. Therefore, appropriate interventions such as periodic continuous education courses are required to improve dentists' knowledge and practices regarding MRONJ. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (© 2023 Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.)
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