Pub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1222891
Humeyra Tercanli Alkis, Esra Bolat Gümüş
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between functional laterality (hand preference) and mandibular asymmetry in skeletal Class I, normodivergent patients. Methods: 21 left-handed and 40 right-handed Class I normodivergent patients were included in the study. The hand preferences of the participants were determined by using the Oldfied hand preference questionnaire. Mandibular condylar height (CH), ramal height (RH), and total height (CH+RH) were measured on pretreatment panoramic radiographic images of the patients, and asymmetry values were obtained according to the formula of asymmetry indices. Data were analyzed with the Student’s t-test and Pearson chi-square. Results: Right and left CH values were greater in left-handed patients than in right-handed patients. Right and left RH and CH+RH values were greater in right-handed patients than in left-handed. However, there was no difference between the measurements (p > .05). There was no significant relationship between the functional values and hand-use preference (p > .05). Conclusions: Hand use preference was not associated with condylar, ramal, and total mandibular asymmetry.
研究目的本研究的目的是评估骨骼发育正常的 I 类偏侧患者的功能性偏侧（手的偏好）与下颌骨不对称之间的关系。方法：研究纳入了 21 名左撇子和 40 名右撇子 I 类正常变异患者。参与者的手部偏好由 Oldfied 手部偏好调查问卷确定。在患者治疗前的全景放射影像上测量下颌髁突高度（CH）、斜方肌高度（RH）和总高度（CH+RH），并根据不对称指数公式得出不对称值。数据分析采用学生 t 检验和皮尔逊卡方检验。结果显示左撇子患者的左右CH值大于右撇子患者。右利手患者的左右RH值和CH+RH值均大于左利手患者。但是，测量结果之间没有差异（P > .05）。功能值与用手偏好之间没有明显关系（P > .05）。结论用手偏好与髁突、斜方肌和下颌骨整体不对称无关。
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Pub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1235753
A. Al-taie, Aisha Bakur
Objective: To predict the level of knowledge about cancer risk factors and the level of awareness of the most common warning symptoms of cancer among university students in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus among university students from different academic disciplines, including medical and non-medical disciplines, using a structured questionnaire. Results: A total of 150 students participated in this study, half of them were non-medical students (51.3%). There was a low level of knowledge of cancer risk factors reported by most of the respondents of both groups. The difference between the responses to risk factors between the medical and non-medical students was found to be statistically significant regarding alcohol consumption (9.6% vs. 13%; p=.004), consumption of processed red meat (12.3% vs. 54.5%; p
{"title":"Assessment of Knowledge of Cancer Risk Factors and Awareness of Early Cancer Warning Signs among University Students","authors":"A. Al-taie, Aisha Bakur","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1235753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1235753","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To predict the level of knowledge about cancer risk factors and the level of awareness of the most common warning symptoms of cancer among university students in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus. \u0000Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus among university students from different academic disciplines, including medical and non-medical disciplines, using a structured questionnaire. \u0000Results: A total of 150 students participated in this study, half of them were non-medical students (51.3%). There was a low level of knowledge of cancer risk factors reported by most of the respondents of both groups. The difference between the responses to risk factors between the medical and non-medical students was found to be statistically significant regarding alcohol consumption (9.6% vs. 13%; \u0000p=.004), consumption of processed red meat (12.3% vs. 54.5%; p","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1256920
Fatma Yurdakul Çınar, A. Çiprut
Objective: The aim of our study was to examine the current health status of children with normal peripheral hearing who were referred to the audiology clinic with complaints of speech and language delay in early childhood. Methods: The data of a retrospective file review in which the information of 105 children with normal hearing ages 12-60 months referred to the Audiology Clinic with complaints of speech and language delay were used in the study. After the initial diagnosis of delayed speech and language (approximately two years), their medical condition was assessed through semi-structured telephone interviews. The obtained data are presented with descriptive statistics. Results: Out of 105 children, 54 (51.4%) were diagnosed with other additional diagnoses including; autism spectrum disorder:21 (20%), general developmental delay: 13 (12.3%), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: 9 (8.5%), epilepsy: 4 (3.8%).7 (6.6%) of children followed from endocrine, neurology, genetics, cardiology, nephrology and ophthalmology departments. 51 children (48.57%) have achieved the average level of speech and language development with interventions such as speech and language therapy and/or social support in the following period, and they do not currently have any medical follow-up. Conclusion: The results indicated that cases where children who apply with the complaint of speech and language delay may have additional diagnoses in the future, or they can achieve the average level of speech and language development with specialist interventions. Long-term follow-up of this delay is important in terms of providing effective communication skills and the probability of being a diagnostic marker.
{"title":"A Follow-Up Study of Children Diagnosed with Delayed Speech and Language","authors":"Fatma Yurdakul Çınar, A. Çiprut","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1256920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1256920","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of our study was to examine the current health status of children with normal peripheral hearing who were referred to the audiology clinic with complaints of speech and language delay in early childhood. \u0000Methods: The data of a retrospective file review in which the information of 105 children with normal hearing ages 12-60 months referred to the Audiology Clinic with complaints of speech and language delay were used in the study. After the initial diagnosis of delayed speech and language (approximately two years), their medical condition was assessed through semi-structured telephone interviews. The obtained data are presented with descriptive statistics. \u0000Results: Out of 105 children, 54 (51.4%) were diagnosed with other additional diagnoses including; autism spectrum disorder:21 (20%), general developmental delay: 13 (12.3%), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: 9 (8.5%), epilepsy: 4 (3.8%).7 (6.6%) of children followed from endocrine, neurology, genetics, cardiology, nephrology and ophthalmology departments. 51 children (48.57%) have achieved the average level of speech and language development with interventions such as speech and language therapy and/or social support in the following period, and they do not currently have any medical follow-up. \u0000Conclusion: The results indicated that cases where children who apply with the complaint of speech and language delay may have additional diagnoses in the future, or they can achieve the average level of speech and language development with specialist interventions. Long-term follow-up of this delay is important in terms of providing effective communication skills and the probability of being a diagnostic marker.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-13DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1269843
Betül YILMAZ EVMEK, Elif Yeğin
Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the gastric juice effect on the artificial teeth discoloration in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under in vitro conditions. Methods: Three different artificial teeth (Ivostar, Vivodent PE, Phonares II) were used in the study (n=12). A spectrophotometer (VITA Easyshade Compact; VITA Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) was used for initial color measurements after keeping the specimens in distilled water for 24 h. Then, they were immersed in 5% hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 37°C (pH=2) for 91 h and the color measurements were repeated. The CIEDE2000 formulation was used to calculate the color changes. The statistical analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests. Results: Although the color differences of Vivodent PE and Phonares II materials did not exhibit a statistically significant difference (p=.95; p > .05), there was a significant difference between Ivostar and other materials (p=.02, p=.01). The 50:50% detection threshold (PT) was exceeded with Vivodent PE and Phonares II materials, while the 50:50% acceptability threshold (AT) was exceeded with Ivostar material. Conclusion: After exposure to gastric acid, all groups exhibited perceptible color differences. In the group of acrylic resin artificial teeth, the color difference was above acceptability threshold and would be better to improve. While the acrylic resin artificial teeth exhibited the highest discoloration, artificial teeth containing nanohybrid composite resin showed the least discoloration. These should be considered in the selection of artificial teeth in patients with GERD.
{"title":"Effect of Simulated Gastric Juice on Color Stability of Different Artificial Teeth","authors":"Betül YILMAZ EVMEK, Elif Yeğin","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1269843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1269843","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the gastric juice effect on the artificial teeth discoloration in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under in vitro conditions. \u0000Methods: Three different artificial teeth (Ivostar, Vivodent PE, Phonares II) were used in the study (n=12). A spectrophotometer (VITA Easyshade Compact; VITA Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) was used for initial color measurements after keeping the specimens in distilled water for 24 h. Then, they were immersed in 5% hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 37°C (pH=2) for 91 h and the color measurements were \u0000repeated. The CIEDE2000 formulation was used to calculate the color changes. The statistical analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests. \u0000Results: Although the color differences of Vivodent PE and Phonares II materials did not exhibit a statistically significant difference (p=.95; p > .05), there was a significant difference between Ivostar and other materials (p=.02, p=.01). The 50:50% detection threshold (PT) was exceeded with Vivodent PE and Phonares II materials, while the 50:50% acceptability threshold (AT) was exceeded with Ivostar material. \u0000Conclusion: After exposure to gastric acid, all groups exhibited perceptible color differences. In the group of acrylic resin artificial teeth, the color difference was above acceptability threshold and would be better to improve. While the acrylic resin artificial teeth exhibited the highest discoloration, artificial teeth containing nanohybrid composite resin showed the least discoloration. These should be considered in \u0000the selection of artificial teeth in patients with GERD.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140509349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-11DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1218885
N. Sanlier, Esra Irmak, Zeynep Bengisu Ejder
Capsicum plant consists of savage and tame types, and there is a substance named the capsaicin that causes burning sensation of the bitter peppers. Capsaicin has many effects in the body. In addition to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it has benefits such as cancer prevention, reducing blood pressure, having analgesic effects in the body. There are different capsaicinoids such as dihydrocapsaicin, nordroydrocapsaicin, homocapsaicin in nature. These capsaicinoids provide anti cancer activities by interacting with key signal molecules. Capsaicin can suppress the growth of cancer cells by changing the expression of the relevant genes of cancer cells. In summary, the capsaicin ensures anticancer activity by suppressing the proliferation, growth in cancer cells and to induce apoptosis which inhibit the metastasis. This situation can provide promising new treatment approaches in common and fatal cancer species today. This article revises the relationship between capsaicin and different types of cancer, anti cancer effect of capsaicin. Therewithal, studies examining the treatment of different cancer cells with various doses of capsaicin are included. Capsaicin can suppress the growth of cancer cells by changing the expression of the relevant genes of cancer cells.
{"title":"The Relationship Between Capsaicin in Chili Pepper and Cancer: A Comprehensive Insight","authors":"N. Sanlier, Esra Irmak, Zeynep Bengisu Ejder","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1218885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1218885","url":null,"abstract":"Capsicum plant consists of savage and tame types, and there is a substance named the capsaicin that causes burning sensation of the bitter peppers. Capsaicin has many effects in the body. In addition to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it has benefits such as cancer prevention, reducing blood pressure, having analgesic effects in the body. There are different capsaicinoids such as dihydrocapsaicin, nordroydrocapsaicin, homocapsaicin in nature. These capsaicinoids provide anti cancer activities by interacting with key signal molecules. Capsaicin can suppress the growth of cancer cells by changing the expression of the relevant genes of cancer cells. In summary, the capsaicin \u0000ensures anticancer activity by suppressing the proliferation, growth in cancer cells and to induce apoptosis which inhibit the metastasis. This situation can provide promising new treatment approaches in common and fatal cancer species today. This article revises the relationship between capsaicin and different types of cancer, anti cancer effect of capsaicin. Therewithal, studies examining the treatment of different cancer cells with various doses of capsaicin are included. Capsaicin can suppress the growth of cancer cells by changing the expression of the relevant genes of cancer cells.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140510505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-09DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1207694
Seyma Trabzon, Havva Sert
Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux is a disease that is common in society and affects quality of life. The aim of the present study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale. Methods: A total of 161 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease who applied to the gastroenterology outpatient department of a university hospital between July 2017 – October 2017 constituted the sample of this study. The study was a methodological and descriptive study. In the validity and reliability studies, the language validity, content validity, internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient) and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale was α = 0.885, while its content validity ranged between 0.84-0.92. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the 4-factor structure of the scale, consisting of 16 items, generally had good fit. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale was found to be a valid and reliable scale that can be used to measure the quality of life of individuals diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
{"title":"Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire","authors":"Seyma Trabzon, Havva Sert","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1207694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1207694","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux is a disease that is common in society and affects quality of life. The aim of the present study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale. \u0000Methods: A total of 161 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease who applied to the gastroenterology outpatient department of a university hospital between July 2017 – October 2017 constituted the sample of this study. The study was a methodological and descriptive study. In the validity and reliability studies, the language validity, content validity, internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient) and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used. \u0000Results: The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale was α = 0.885, while its content validity ranged between 0.84-0.92. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the 4-factor structure of the scale, consisting of 16 items, generally had good fit. \u0000Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Quality of Life scale was found to be a valid and reliable scale that can be used to measure the quality of life of individuals diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140511672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-09DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1161048
Aynur KAYNAR ŞİMŞEK, Şule ALPAR ECEVİT, B. Mutlu, Hatice Bulut
Objective: This study was conducted to examine the effect of a Health Promotion Model-based health education program on increasing the health-promoting behaviors of acute coronary syndrome patients. Methods: This is an experimental study that used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The sample consisted of 101 patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in Turkey. The data were collected by using a Patient Monitoring Form and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II. While the patients in the control group received routine procedures, the patients in the experimental group were included in the health education program. Results: The health promoting-behaviors of the control group were found to be higher than those of the experimental group in the first follow-up (p
研究目的本研究旨在探讨基于健康促进模式的健康教育计划对提高急性冠状动脉综合征患者健康促进行为的影响。研究方法这是一项实验研究，采用前测-后测设计，并设有对照组。样本包括土耳其 101 名被诊断为急性冠状动脉综合征的住院患者。数据通过患者监测表和健康促进生活方式档案 II 收集。对照组患者接受常规治疗，而实验组患者则被纳入健康教育计划。结果在第一次随访中发现，对照组的健康促进行为高于实验组（p
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Objective: For a safe intramuscular injection, it is essential to provide nurses with knowledge and skills for using the ventrogluteal site. This study was conducted to determine the effect of structured education on the knowledge and skills of nurses on ventrogluteal injection and their ventrogluteal site preference for intramuscular injection. Methods: The study was carried out between February and December 2021. The sample consisted of 81 nurses. While training was given to the experimental group (n=46), no training was provided for the control group (n=35). The data were collected using the Information Form, Determination Form of First-Choice Site for Intramuscular Injection, Knowledge Level Form for Ventrogluteal Injection Administration, Ventrogluteal Injection Skill Checklist, and Observation Form for Determining the Choice Site for Intramuscular Injection. Results: The experimental group’s follow-up test rates of choosing the ventrogluteal site for intramuscular injection were found to be higher than those of the control group. Besides, In the follow-up data, the knowledge and skill scores of the experimental group for administering injections into the ventrogluteal site were found to be higher than those of the control group (p
{"title":"The Effect of Structured Education on Nurses’ Ventrogluteal Injection Knowledge and Skills","authors":"Aynur KAYNAR ŞİMŞEK, Gülten Okuroğlu, Nazan Çayli, Şule ALPAR ECEVİT","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1215219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1215219","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: For a safe intramuscular injection, it is essential to provide nurses with knowledge and skills for using the ventrogluteal site. This study was conducted to determine the effect of structured education on the knowledge and skills of nurses on ventrogluteal injection and their ventrogluteal site preference for intramuscular injection. \u0000Methods: The study was carried out between February and December 2021. The sample consisted of 81 nurses. While training was given to the experimental group (n=46), no training was provided for the control group (n=35). The data were collected using the Information Form, Determination Form of First-Choice Site for Intramuscular Injection, Knowledge Level Form for Ventrogluteal Injection Administration, \u0000Ventrogluteal Injection Skill Checklist, and Observation Form for Determining the Choice Site for Intramuscular Injection. \u0000Results: The experimental group’s follow-up test rates of choosing the ventrogluteal site for intramuscular injection were found to be higher than those of the control group. Besides, In the follow-up data, the knowledge and skill scores of the experimental group for administering injections into the ventrogluteal site were found to be higher than those of the control group (p","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140511374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-09DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1025715
Ayşe Nur Firat, S. Nehir
Objective: In the present study, the aim was to determine the measures taken by nurses to protect themselves from the COVID-19, and methods they use to cope with stress. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 237 nurses working in Manisa City Hospital, located in Manisa, between August 2020 and March 2021. Data were collected with the Nurse Information Form, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Ways of Coping with Stress Questionnaire. In the analysis of the data, numbers, percentage distribution, Mann Whitney u test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: Protective equipment used most by the nurses while they gave care to patients with COVID-19 were gloves (96.6%), masks (95.3%) and N95 masks (90.7%). Among the issues that caused the nurses to have stress most were the fear of transmitting viruses to their families or immediate circles, and experiencing physical or psychological disorders. The mean score the nurses obtained from the overall Perceived Stress Scale was 30.36±5.63. The mean scores the nurses obtained from the sub-dimensions of the Ways of Coping with Stress Questionnaire were as follows: Self-confident approach sub-dimension: 19.83±3.44, optimistic approach sub-dimension: 13.99±2.37, desperate approach sub-dimension: 18.23±4.15, submissive approach sub-dimension: 12.89±2.98 and seeking social support sub-dimension: 10.83±1.97. Conclusion: In our study, the majority of the nurses felt stressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were not competent enough to use the methods of coping with stress. Health institutions should reduce the stress on nurses and provide support to motivate them to work keenly.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-08DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1316773
Nuray Bağcı, İlkay Peker
Objective: Dental photography is used for such purposes as the evaluation of treatment process, providing patients with information and motivating them, education/academic activities, and medico-legal recording. To investigate the prevalence of dental photography use and the experiences and attitudes of dentists with different demographic characteristics towards dental photography. Methods: An online survey consisting of three parts as, which are demographic characteristics (age, sex, professional experience, institution of employment, and professional qualification), experiences, and attitudes of dentists towards dental photography, was prepared. A link of the survey was randomly sent to dentists by researchers. Descriptive statistical analysis and Chi-square tests were used. Results: A total of 444 volunteer participants (female:56.8%; male:43.2%) were included in the study. Dental photography was seen to be used by 66.7% of the participants. The prevalence of dental photography use was higher in specialist dentists than in general dental practitioners. A statistically significant difference was found between the demographic characteristics and purpose of using dental photography and the considered receiving training on dental photography. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental photography use was 66.7%. The experiences and attitudes of dentists towards dental photography can be diverse according to demographic characteristics.
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