The attitude of Czech dental patients to the use of rubber dam

Abstract

Background The most frequent arguments against rubber dam are that patients generally do not like it and the prolonged time of treatment. However, according to several studies, the attitude of patients towards rubber dam is rather positive.

The Experience and Attitude of Saudi Patients towards Rubber Dam Isolation during Dental Treatments

“…In our study, gender difference was found to have no statistically significant influence on patients' acceptance of RD. These findings were in agreement with those of Kapitan's study 11 , but in contrast to the finding of Stewardson's 13 and Vadavathi's 12 studies, where females had higher levels of acceptance of RD. Age was also found to have no influence on the level of acceptance; this was similar to the findings of Kapitan .…”

“…One of the reported barriers to the use of RD by dentists worldwide is patients' discomfort and incompliance 4,5 . The results of our study and many other studies 11,12,13 showed high levels of acceptance and positive attitudes towards treatment with the RD isolation, especially when they were educated about its importance and benefits during treatment. Based on these findings, we could say that lack of patient compliance is not an acceptable reason for not using this tool of isolation during operative or endodontic procedures.…”

“…In Stewardson's study 13 , patient preference for future RD usage was lower when students treated the patients, and the author concluded that operator experience improved patient compliance. In Kapitan's study [11], the application time did not influence patients' acceptance. The only factor that was found in this investigation to influence patients' preference for treatment under RD in the future was the level of discomfort they experienced.…”

“…Lynch et al stated that these arguments have been mentioned most often by those dentists who themselves do not use RD 9 . However, according to several studies, the attitudes of patients toward RD were positive, and they showed high levels of acceptance 10,11,12,13,14 . Their positive attitudes toward RD application could be linked to the proper explanation of its benefits, proper application techniques, and short treatment times 12 .…”

Attitudes of Libyan Patients towards the Use of Rubber Dam in Endodontic Treatment in Benghazi

“…The questionnaire was designed based on questionnaires used in similar studies by different authors [23,[26][27][28][29]. The questionnaire was translated to Arabic language and back to English by two independent professional translators to avoid any translation errors.…”