KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL SURGEONS ABOUT USE OF DENTURE ADHESIVE. A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY.

Authors

  • Ahtasham Anwar Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, JNKTMCH, Madhepura, Bihar, India
  • Shagufta Syreen Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, DMCH, Bihar, India.
  • Bimleshwar Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry, ANMCH, Gaya, Bihar, India.
  • Jay Parkash Narayan Senior Consultant, Department of Prosthodontics, Samaira Dental Care and Smile Centre, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India.
  • Nisha Kumari MDS, Department of Paedodontics, Samaira Dental Care and Smile Centre, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i10.1462

Keywords:

adhesive among dentist

Abstract

Aims and Objectives: The basic purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of general dental surgeons (Dentist) toward use of denture adhesive in complete denture.

Materials and Methods; A detailed questionnaire was prepared and a total of 100 dentist were surveyed using this questionnaire, in order to understand the knowledge and attitude about denture adhesive in complete denture.

Result; The result of this survey shows that about 56% of dentist know about denture adhesive, and 56.6% reported improved mastication retention and stability. Most the dentist is well aware about denture adhesives in Darbhanga town but their knowledge is only limited to the use of denture adhesives.

Conclusion; the knowledge of denture adhesive among dentist in Darbhanga town is not as much as expected, however they are using it in their clinical practice since long.

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Published

2020-10-15

How to Cite

Anwar, A. ., Syreen, S. ., Kumar, B. ., Narayan, J. P. ., & Kumari, N. . (2020). KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL SURGEONS ABOUT USE OF DENTURE ADHESIVE. A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(10). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i10.1462

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