TY  - JOUR
T1  - Awareness Of Dental Post-Extraction Instructions Among The General Public In Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
A1  - Khaled Saad Hamad Alotaibi
A1  - Fatima Abdullah Binyahya
A1  - Hesah Hassan Aloqab
A1  - Nora Fahad Alfayyadh
A1  - Yazeed Saad Alzamil
A1  - Fahad Alshammery
A1  - Mohammad Abdul Baseer
JF  - Annals of Dental Specialty
JO  - Ann Dent Spec
SN  - 2347-2022
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
SP  - 47
EP  - 54
N2  - 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
UR  - https://annalsofdentalspecialty.net.in/article/awareness-of-dental-post-extraction-instructions-among-the-general-public-in-riyadh-region-saudi-arabia
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