Knowledge and perception about dental implant and its complications among dental and medical students—A comparative observational survey

Autor: Anishka Dhanai, Hiroj Bagde, Chandni Ghildiyal, Koushik Mukherjee, Kumari Pallavi, Prerna Joshi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 971-973 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-7406
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_262_23
Popis: Introduction: As dental implants become more widely used, there is a need to raise awareness about their potential complications. Professionals in the dental and medical fields must take responsibility for educating the public, and future professionals in these fields will play a key role in this effort. Methodology: Dental and medical students were polled through online questionnaire, with questions posed in multiple-choice format, to gauge their knowledge of dental implants. Result: When medical students were compared with dental students, it concluded that the dental students have more knowledge about implants and its complication. Conclusion: The statistical analysis revealed that the knowledge about basics of implantology and implant complications was good amongst dental students than medical students which was statistically significant.
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