Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Denture Adhesives Use Among Private Dental Practitioners’ of Jabalpur City, Madhya Pradesh: A Cross Sectional Survey

Abstract

The use of denture adhesives (DA) and their role in prosthodontics has been a conflicted topic both in clinical practice and dental education. The use of adhesives, are viewed as poor reflection of their clinical skills and prosthetic expertise or to provide retention to an ill-fitting prosthesis by many dentists. These conflicting views have raised many doubts among practicising dentists on the use of DAs in their clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of DA use among private dental practitioners' of Jabalpur city, Madhya Pradesh. This descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire involving private dental practitioners of Jabalpur city. A total of 172 private dental practitioners of Jabalpur made up the sample of the study. A comprehensive, closed-ended, self-administered questionnaire was employed which was designed to collect the sociodemographic details and to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of DA use among private dental practitioners'. The institutional review committee approved the study. Data were imported to the SPSS 13.01 program to draw the means and percentages. Majority of the dentists were males (55 %), preponderance (68 %) of the dentists were in the 21-30 years age-group. Greater part of the study population comprised of general dental practitioners (GDPs) (81 %). When the subjects were questioned if DA were soluble in saliva, 32 % of the GDPs replied wrongly. Similarly 25 % of the GDPs didn't know that using DA with incompletely removed old DA affected tissue health. Zinc containing DA are recently held responsible for causing neurological diseases on their prolonged usage, 71 % of the GDPs and 74 % of other specialists were unaware in this context. A total of 115 (83 %) GDPs, 6 (100 %) prosthodontists and 22 (81 %) other specialist's used DA as a beneficial adjunct in their clinical practice. DA being used frequently by the dentists, unfortunately they did not have sufficient knowledge regarding the material. The attitude is a reflection of an individual's knowledge, which was also not homogeneous. By pursuing continuing education courses, the practitioners can update themselves regarding new technology and materials, thus improving the standard of care for prosthodontic patients.

Knowledge , Attitude and Practice of Dental Students Regarding Denture Adhesives - A Survey Based Analysis

“…This was very less when compared to our study. In the study by Mantri.et.al, a total of 115(83%) general dental practitioners, 6(100%) prosthodontists and 22(81%) other specialist's used denture adhesives as a beneficial adjunct in their clinical practice (Mantri et al, 2014). In the study by Muneer.et.al, among a group of 96 dentists in Pakistan, 56% had never prescribed DAs to any patient and 44% had no knowledge regarding their use (Muneer, Ahmed and Kamran, 2013) In our study, Figure 3 showed that out of the 92 patients who have used denture adhesives, 82.6% of them used denture adhesives mostly for complete dentures while the remaining 17.4% of them used it for partial dentures.…”

“…study by Mantri. et.al stated that dentists need to possess knowledge in order to educate all dentures wearing patients about the material as they are widely used in the removable prosthetic care (Mantri et al, 2014). : Pie chart depicts the students response on the importance of patients' education about denture adhesives.…”

“…In our study, Figure 8 showed that only 54% of the dental students were aware about the complications that might arise after long term usage of denture adhesives. In the study by Mantri.et.al,47 % of the general dental practitioners were ignorant that prolonged use of denture adhesives on ill fitting dentures would result in Residual ridge resorption (Mantri et al, 2014). stafford.et.al indicated that denture adhesives could influence oral flora by causing an imbalance in the flora (stafford and Russell, 1971).…”

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Adhesives use among Dental Practitioners of Chitwan

“…The data collection tool was a structured questionnaire, which was adopted from the previous study 12 & modifi ed after the consultation with experts related to the fi eld. The pretesting of the questionnaire was conducted among 30 dental practitioners outside of Chitwan.…”

“…7,8 Several questionnaire-based studies have been performed in various countries, the results showed several diversifi cations regarding the knowledge, attitude & practices of DAs among the dental practitioners. [9][10][11][12] The purpose of this study was to reveal the viewpoints and approaches of dentists regarding denture adhesive use through questionnaires. Such information could serve to disclose both the range and distribution of professional opinions and beliefs of dentists on the topic of denture adhesives.…”