Tokat İlindeki Bireylerin Diş İmplant Tedavileri Hakkındaki Bilgi Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi: Anket Çalışması

Abstract

Dental implant treatment is considered the gold standard today for the elimination of tooth loss. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge about dental implant treatments of patients referred to Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Dentistry Prosthetic Dentistry Clinic. Material and Method:A total of 296 patients, 166 women and 130 men, participated in the study. A multiple-choice standardized questionnaire containing questions about demographic information and implant treatment was applied to the patients. People who had implants before, had no tooth deficiency and had no knowledge of implant treatment were not included in the study.Results: 42.2% of the patients obtained information about implants from doctors or dentists. 74.7% of the participants preferred to have the implant surgery phase done by a maxillofacial surgeon, and 66.2% preferred to have prosthesis over the implant done by a prosthesis specialist. When the questionnaire responses of the patients were evaluated with the age variable, it was observed that the awareness level of the individuals under the age of 35 about dental implants was statistically significantly higher (p<0.05). Conclusion:When the results of this study were evaluated, it was seen that individuals who needed prosthetic dental treatment due to tooth deficiency did not have sufficient knowledge about dental implants. In order to provide patients with more accurate information about dental implants, it is necessary to reach the resources that patients use to obtain information.