%0 Journal Article
%T Awareness Of Dental Post-Extraction Instructions Among The General Public In Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
%A Khaled Saad Hamad Alotaibi
%A Fatima Abdullah Binyahya
%A Hesah Hassan Aloqab
%A Nora Fahad Alfayyadh
%A Yazeed Saad Alzamil
%A Fahad Alshammery
%A Mohammad Abdul Baseer
%J Annals of Dental Specialty
%@ 2347-2022
%D 2020
%V 8
%N 4
%P 47-54
%X Background: Awareness of post-extraction instruction is essential to avoid any complications and untoward events after the removal of a tooth. Hence the purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of dental post-extraction instructions among the general public in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia.

Materials and method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among the general public [n=603, (male=147, female=456)] in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. A reliable and valid questionnaire consisting of demographic information and 10 questions on post-extraction instructions was prepared and an online link of the questionnaire was shared through the social media platform. The questionnaire responses were collected and analysis was performed. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to compare the knowledge across different groups. A level of significance was set at p< 0.05.

Results: An overall mean knowledge score of 5.12±1.34 was observed among the study participants. Comparison of mean knowledge between male vs female (4.88 vs 5.20, p=0.004) showed significantly higher knowledge of post-extraction instructions among females than males. While study participants aged 15-30 years (4.90) showed significantly lower mean knowledge of post-extraction instructions compared to 31- 45 years (5.36) and 46-60 years (5.42) aged subjects (p
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