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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Constraints among patients while opting dental implant as a treatment option
Manish Sinha1, Manisha Agarwal1, Sanket S Shah1, Siddharth Desai1, Ankur Desai2, Harshal Champaneri3
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman, India
2 Department of Endodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman, India
3 Department of Periodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sanket S Shah
Department of Prosthodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/INJO.INJO_11_19
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Aim: To assess the constraints among patients while opting dental implant as a treatment option among the randomly selected sample of dental patients attending the outpatient department (OPD) of Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman, India. Materials and Methods: Information on demographic characteristics, knowledge about implant as an option for missing tooth replacement, source of information, and knowledge about other options of tooth replacement were obtained from patients visiting various dental OPDs of hospital and private dental clinics using nationwide self-explanatory survey. Results: Among the 1000 responses retrieved, 27% of the respondents felt moderately well informed about the dental implant treatment. Only 9% of the respondents had dental implant treatment before and 17% felt well informed about the different alternatives of replacing missing teeth. Dentists were the main source of information regarding dental implant treatment modality followed by friends and electronic media. A total of 55.6% of the respondents felt implant to be as good as own teeth in function, whereas high cost was the major limiting factor for implant treatment. Conclusion: A total of 56% of Daman population were aware of dental implant as an alternative for replacing missing teeth. Necessary efforts and measures should be made to raise the awareness of dental implant treatment in the country. |
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