K. Obagbemiro, John Adeoye, Y. Ajayi, P. Akeredolu
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Objectives: Dental implant therapy is still considered an evolving field in the sub-Saharan Africa, with most dental surgeons skilled in implant placement favoring the delayed loading protocol (>3 months) even in the rehabilitation of missing anterior teeth. This study aims to evaluate the current level of knowledge and attitude of Nigerian general dental practitioners toward the immediate loading protocol of dental implants. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional survey conducted among Nigerian dental practitioners. Self-administered, pretested questionnaires were used to collect data regarding their knowledge and attitude to immediate loading of implants. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA) Results: A total of 237 dentists completely filled the questionnaires. Nearly 46% of the participants had good knowledge on the procedure and advantages offered by the immediately loading dental implants with provisional restorations, whereas 81% had negative reservations toward implant placement using the protocol. In addition, this study found a statistically significant association (P < 0.05) between the knowledge and attitude of the dental practitioners regarding the protocol. Conclusion: There is slighlty poor knowledge and significant negative attitude of dentists toward the immediate implant loading protocol in Nigeria. Improved information dissemination from general dental practitioners to patients, and practice of the protocol in indicated cases by implantologists is expected with increased awareness and subsequent training on its use and viability.
目的:在撒哈拉以南非洲,种植体治疗仍然被认为是一个不断发展的领域,大多数熟练种植体放置的牙科医生倾向于延迟加载方案(>3个月),甚至在缺失前牙的康复中。本研究旨在评估目前尼日利亚普通牙科医生对种植体即刻加载方案的知识水平和态度。材料和方法:这是一个描述性的,横断面调查进行了尼日利亚牙科从业人员。自我管理,预测问卷用于收集数据关于他们的知识和态度立即加载种植体。收集的数据使用Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22 (IBM Corp ., Armonk, NY, USA)进行分析。结果:共有237名牙医完成了问卷调查。近46%的参与者对即刻装载临时修复体的牙科种植体的程序和优势有很好的了解,而81%的参与者对使用该方案种植体放置持负面保留态度。此外,本研究发现牙科医生对协议的知识和态度之间存在统计学意义(P < 0.05)。结论:尼日利亚牙医对即刻种植体加载方案的了解程度略低,持明显的负面态度。一般牙科医生对患者的信息传播得到改善,种植医生在指诊病例中实施该方案,并提高对其使用和可行性的认识和随后的培训。