Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Fresh Dental Graduates, Dental Surgeons and Specialists of Multan about Different LA Techniques for Mandibular Teeth: A cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Objective: To assess the knowledge about different mandibular nerve block techniques of fresh dental graduates, dental surgeons and specialists to attain mandibular nerve block for dental treatment in Multan. Design of the Study: It was a cross-sectional survey. Study Settings: This study was carried out at Department of Dentistry at Multan Medical & Dental College, Nishtar Institute of dentistry (Nishtar Medical University) and Bakhtawer Amin Dental College from August 2019 to August 2020. Material and Methods: The study involved 220 respondents. The questionnaire was administered to fresh dental graduates (house officers) and dental surgeons in 3 dental colleges of Multan, and was collected on the same day. House officers who did not return the forms were reminded personally and contacted on the phone thrice over the following week. Results of the Study: The frequency of respondants who could administer Gow-Gates without supervison was 20.9% (n=46). Participants from NID, Multan had the highest frequency (35.3%) with the lowest in BIMDC (16.6%)and MMDC(20.6%). The differences were non-significant (p=0.19). Significantly higher frequency of male respondants (10%, n=22) claimed they could administer Gow-Gates without supervison compared to female respondants (5.4%, n=12, p=0.012, Chi-Square). Training for Gow-Gates had been received by 12.7% (n=28) of the House Officers and dental surgeons. The Highest frequency of training was in NID, Multan (5.4%, n= 12, p= 0.016, chi-square). Conclusion: The majority of the dental practitioners of Multan used IANB as their primary LA technique and intraligamental injections as a supplemental LA technique in their clinics to attain mandibular molars anesthesia for general dental procedures like fillings, root canals and extractions. Keywords: Mandibular local anesthesia, Inferior alveolar nerve block, Gow-Gates technique

Knowledge, Practice and Self-Reported Confidence Level of Croatian Dentists in the Use of Local Anesthesia: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…On the other hand, they expressed the least confidence in performing the sphenopalatine nerve block (5.2%), the Vazirani-Akinosi technique (7.5%), and Gow-Gates mandibular block (11.3%). According to the study from Pakistan conducted on dentists with and without specialization, 51.3% of the respondents reported that they knew the technique for applying the Gow-Gates mandibular block, but their self-assessment of competence in successfully performing this technique was only 5.14 on a scale of 0 to 10 [45]. Based on the provided information, it can be inferred that dentists exhibit higher confidence levels and a greater frequency of usage when employing the lower alveolar block technique compared to the Gow-Gates mandibular block technique.…”