Attitudes of dentists toward denture adhesives: A questionnaire survey in Greece

Polyzois, Gregory; Lagouvardos, Panagiotis; Omar, Ridwaan; Brunton, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.01.011

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“…30 This may be because of the lack of attention to DAs in the dental curriculum in many graduate prosthodontic programs around the world and therefore DA use is not considered good practice. 28 The respondents in the current study showed serious concerns about DAs contributing to patients not seeing a dentist for regular follow up visits associated with denture care and about the masking of underlying pathological tissue changes under ill-fitting dentures. 48.3% of the respondents believed that DAs can contribute to an imbalance in the oral flora due to microbial contamination which is consistent with the findings from previous study.…”

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Professional Attitudes Toward the Use of Denture Adhesives: A Survey among Nepalese Prosthodontists

Bhochhibhoya¹,

Rana

Sharma

2020

Nep. Med. Coll. J.

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The dental profession has been slow to accept denture adhesive (DA) as a means to enhance denture retention and function which has produced conflicting views both in clinical practice and dental education. Many practitioners view adhesive usage as a reflection of lack of prosthetic expertise and poor clinical skills. A survey was conducted among Nepalese Prosthodontists to explore their attitudes towards DAs. A pre-tested, self-administered anonymous questionnaire consisting of 12 close-ended questions was mailed to the participants. Among all the respondents, 91.7% used DA as a beneficial adjunct to stabilize trial bases in the early stages of denture fabrication. However, only 41.3% of prosthodontists prescribed DA for routine denture patients. Majority of respondents prescribed powder form of adhesives (96.7%). Respondents believed that denture adhesives were helpful in stabilizing trial bases in the early stages of denture fabrication (80%), enhanced the fit of the prosthesis (81.7%) and provided psychologic comfort to the patient (91.7%). They agreed that denture adhesives have the potential to mask pathological tissue changes under ill-fitting dentures (65 %), to permit avoidance of good clinical practice (45%), and to contribute to patients not seeing a dentist for regular follow up visits (61.7%). It was concluded that DAs are a beneficial adjunct to the dentist in the fabrication of dentures. However, enough cautions are required for preventing potential misuses of DAs, by both dentists and patients. The efficient way to optimize the beneficial aspects of DA depends on its rational, selective, and supervised usage.

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Professional Attitudes Toward the Use of Denture Adhesives: A Survey among Nepalese Prosthodontists

Bhochhibhoya¹,

Rana

Sharma

2020

Nep. Med. Coll. J.

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“…Studies that aimed to analyze the dentists' preferences and attitudes regarding material and technique choices have been previously performed in different countries. 14,[16][17][18][19][20] Previous surveys have evaluated several aspects such as confection techniques for implant-supported prostheses, 18 use of denture adhesives, 19 and the preference of using posts to restore endodontically treated teeth. 14 Makhija, et al 20 evaluated the recommendations of dentists from the United States regarding single crowns through questionnaires.…”

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Dentists’ Attitudes towards the Dental Ceramic Choice for Metal-Free Restorations: a Questionnaire Survey

Menta¹,

Soares²,

Emmanuelli³

et al. 2021

J. Health Scie.

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A wide variety of dental ceramics is launched every year. Therefore, clinicians should constantly study and update themselves to correctly indicate these materials. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the association of dentists’ academic aspects with their knowledge and the indication of dental ceramics for metal-free restorations. All the dentists from private clinics who affirmed to perform prosthetic treatments on their patients in a Southern Brazilian city were personally invited to this research to avoid dropouts. Participants answered questions related to their knowledge of different dental materials, their information sources and usage frequency of ceramic materials, and related to their academic training/education. Chi-square tests were performed to evaluate the association among the outcomes (knowledge of different materials, information sources considered for material selection and their frequencies of use) and exposure variables (time since graduation and post-graduation degree). Significant associations were also submitted to Chi-square residual analysis. A response rate of 73.3% was reached. The most known and used materials were Y-TZP and porcelain veneered zirconia, respectively, whereas the least known was leucite-based ceramic. The majority of the professionals with at least 25 years since graduation claimed not to know lithium disilicate or leucite-based ceramics, and a significant number of these professionals allow the laboratory prostheses technician to choose the restorative material. In addition, most of dentists with no post-graduation said they did not have knowledge about leucite and lithium disilicate. It was evidenced that continuing education plays an important role in the dentists’ attitudes regarding ceramic materials. Keywords: Surveys and Questionnaires. Ceramics. Prosthodontics. ResumoUma grande variedade de cerâmicas é lançada no mercado a cada ano. Portanto, os clínicos devem se manter em constante estudo e atualização para indicar corretamente o uso desses materiais. Assim, este estudo transversal teve por objetivo avaliar a associação entre aspectos acadêmicos de dentistas com seus conhecimentos e as indicações de cerâmicas dentárias para uso em restaurações livres de metal. Para isso, todos os dentistas de clínicas privadas que afirmaram realizar tratamentos protéticos em seus pacientes em uma cidade do sul do Brasil foram pessoalmente convidados a participar desta pesquisa para evitar desistências. Os participantes responderam a questões relacionadas ao seu conhecimento sobre diferentes materiais dentários, suas fontes de informação, a frequência de uso de materiais cerâmicos, e, também, sobre sua formação acadêmica. Testes qui-quadrado foram realizados para avaliar a associação entre os desfechos (conhecimento de diferentes materiais, fontes de informação consideradas para a seleção do material e sua frequência de uso) e as variáveis de exposição (tempo desde a graduação e grau de pós-graduação). As associações significativas foram submetidas à análise de resíduos do qui-quadrado. A taxa de resposta obtida foi de 73,3%. O material mais conhecido e usado foi a Y-TZP e zircônia recoberta por porcelana, respectivamente, enquanto que o material menos conhecido foi a cerâmica a base de leucita. A maioria dos profissionais com pelo menos 25 desde a graduação afirmaram não conhecer as cerâmicas a base de dissilicato de lítio ou leucita, e um significativo número desses profissionais permitem que o técnico em prótese dentária escolha o material restaurador. Ainda, a maioria dos dentistas sem pós-graduação disseram não conhecer as cerâmicas a base de dissilicato de lítio ou leucita. Concluiu-se que a educação continuada é um fator determinante nas atitudes de dentistas em relação aos materiais cerâmicos. Palavras-chave: Pesquisas e Questionários. Cerâmicas, Prótese Dentária

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“…Program directors of undergraduate complete dentures curriculum in dental schools in the United States agreed that denture adhesives are used to improve the overall performance of complete dentures [ 13 ]. Moreover, 61.5% of general dental practitioners and 49.0% of specialist prosthodontists in Athens, Greece, recommended the use of denture adhesives [ 14 ]. Such use also aids in psychological satisfaction, thus improving the quality of life [ 15 ].…”

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Utilization of denture adhesives and the factors associated with its use: a cross-sectional survey

Hama

Akiba

et al. 2020

BMC Oral Health

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Background: An increase in the number of elderly edentulous patients likely leads to a greater demand for dentures and denture adhesives. As denture adhesives have both positive and negative features, dentists need to know the types of denture adhesive users to be able to provide instruction to denture wearers on how to use denture adhesives effectively. This study aims to examine the utilization of denture adhesives and associated factors. Methods: Seven closed-ended questionnaires were developed for a web-based survey. After that, Fisher's exact tests were performed to determine the difference in the denture adhesive usage rate by gender, type of denture, last dental visit, and smoking status. A multivariate-adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed with denture adhesive use or non-use as the dependent variable and the other items as independent variables. Next, Fisher's exact tests and a multivariate-adjusted logistic regression analysis were performed with the type of denture adhesives as the dependent variable in the same way. Statistical analyses were performed for all denture wearers, complete denture wearers, and partial denture wearers. The level of statistical significance was set at p = 0.05. Results: A total of 1470 denture wearers in Japan participated in this study. Of these, 318 used denture adhesives, while 212 (66.7%) used cream; 74 (23.3%) used home liner; 25 (7.9%) used powder; four (1.3%) used sheets; and three (0.9%) used several types. The Fisher's exact tests revealed that the ratios of using denture adhesives were significantly higher for complete denture wearers (p < 0.001), last dental visit over 1 year (p = 0.005), and smokers (p = 0.005). For partial denture wearers, the ratio was significantly higher in smokers (p = 0.262). The multivariate adjusted logistic regression revealed that denture adhesive use or non-use were significantly associated with the type of denture and smoking status in all denture wearers, and just smoking status in partial denture wearers. There were no significant results about the type of denture adhesive selection. Conclusions: From all denture wearers, complete denture wearers and smokers are more likely to use denture adhesives. In addition, smokers significantly use denture adhesives if they are partial denture wearers.

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Attitudes of dentists toward denture adhesives: A questionnaire survey in Greece

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Professional Attitudes Toward the Use of Denture Adhesives: A Survey among Nepalese Prosthodontists

Professional Attitudes Toward the Use of Denture Adhesives: A Survey among Nepalese Prosthodontists

Dentists’ Attitudes towards the Dental Ceramic Choice for Metal-Free Restorations: a Questionnaire Survey

Utilization of denture adhesives and the factors associated with its use: a cross-sectional survey

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