Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Usage of Interdental Aids among Dental Professionals

Genji, Lasya and Jeevitha, M. and Preetha, S. and Jayaraman, Selvaraj (2021) Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Usage of Interdental Aids among Dental Professionals. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (60B). pp. 1104-1112. ISSN 2456-9119

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34721

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate knowledge, awareness and practice of usage of interdental aids among dental professionals.

Introduction: Dental caries and periodontal diseases, the two most common oral diseases, are mainly avoidable by professional and self-care activities. Dentists’ knowledge and people's attitude on oral hygiene maintenance have a key role in the prevention of oral diseases.

Study Design: This was a survey conducted in an online forum. It was a questionnaire based survey.

Methodology: A set of 10 questions to assess knowledge, awareness and practice of usage of interdental aids was distributed among dental professionals. The data was collected and statistically evaluated using SPSS software.

Results: Majority of the dental professionals are aware of the purpose of interdental cleaning among which 74.5% being MDS and 3.92% being BDS.

Conclusion: Because of the minimal positive reaction to interdental aids among general dentists, educational campaigns offering information on various interdental aids should be conducted.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	STM Digital > Medical Science
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Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2023 12:05
Last Modified:	22 May 2024 09:54
URI:	http://research.asianarticleeprint.com/id/eprint/97

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