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Evaluation of the Concept of Periodontists and General Dentists About the Scope of Periodontics in Isfahan
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Jaber Yaghini   , Amirreza Poorseyedi , Narges Naghsh * , Mohammad hamed Pirestani |
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Abstract: (196 Views) |
Background and Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate concept of periodontists and general dentists about scope of periodontics.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional- descriptive analytical study, at first a questionnaire in obligatory ranking method was designed, then 199 general dentists and 33 periodontists were selected with stratified sampling in Isfahan city and a questionnaire was given to each of them to evaluate their concept. Then the questionnaires were collected and the data were analyzed using SPSS 20 software, t-test and Pearson correlation test.
Result: The most important statements in general dentists and periodontists were "promote oral and dental hygiene using information to prevent gingival and periodontal tissue diseases", "retain oral health by removing calculus and plaque", "treat infections and advanced gingival and periodontal disease surgically" respectively and the least important statement was "application of laser" and the most and least important statements in both were similar.
Conclusion: Concepts of general dentists and periodontists were similar to each other and both groups consider instruction and prevention more important than treatment, and treatment more important than regeneration procedures and they also consider activities which is doing for retaining natural dentition functionally and in healthy condition, more important than replacement of natural teeth with implants and both groups believe in remaining periodontics on its main aim which is to retain normal periodontium with natural dentition.
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| Keywords: Dental implants, Dentists, Oral health, Periodontics |
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