2023 Volume 11 Issue 1 Supplementary
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES OF FIXED PROSTHODONTICS AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF RIYADH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA


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Abstract

Prosthodontics is the study of treating, planning, rehabilitating, and maintaining oral functions, comfort, attractiveness, and health in patients with missing or deficient teeth or oral and maxillofacial tissues, according to the American Dental Association. This cross-sectional study aims to assess dental professionals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with regard to their knowledge, attitudes, and practice guidelines of fixed prosthodontics. Using an online questionnaire, this cross-sectional study was carried out in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General dentists and recently graduated students (interns) from dental schools and the public and private sectors were the study's target populations. Dental professionals who declined to participate in the study or academicians without practice were excluded from the study due to the following reasons. Of the 70 dentists who took part in the study, 37 52.9 percent were men, and 33, 47.1 percent were women. Of the practitioners, 64 (91.4%) were Saudis and 6,8.6 percent were non-Saudis. Of the 70 responders, 27 (38.6%) were general practitioners and 43, 61.4 percent were recently graduated dentists (interns). The current study concluded that the majority of practitioners created study models, employed vitality tests, and obtained preoperative diagnostic radiographs to assess the abutment. The addition, stock trays, putty, and wash methods were mostly employed to create a lasting imprint. When obtaining the final imprint, most dentists used a retraction cord.


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