Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients
Aim or Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore awareness, knowledge, and dental hygiene practices among patients with prostheses at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dental clinic. Materials and Methods: A survey using validated self-administered questionnaire was randomly distributed through a...
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| author | Dr Nik Rahayyu Nik Zulkifeli Dr AIEMEEZA RAJALI Associate Professor Dr Mas Suryalis Ahmad |
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| description | Aim or Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore awareness, knowledge, and dental hygiene practices among patients with prostheses at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dental clinic. Materials and Methods: A survey using validated self-administered questionnaire was randomly distributed through a Google form to a total of 85 patients (male, n=31 and female, n=54) of removable (n= 48, 56.5%) and fixed prostheses (n=37, 43.5 %). Descriptive analysis was performed and Pearson chi square with P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: All participants reported receiving instructions from their dentists regarding maintenance of good oral hygiene. Concerning patients' knowledge, 90.6% (n=77) stated that they knew unhygienic prostheses could be a source of oral infection. Many removable wearers cleaned their prostheses by brushing and soaking (60.4%). A small percentage (31.3%, n=15) reported wearing dentures day and night. 89.2% (n=33) of fixed prosthesis patients used special aids to clean prosthesis. Conclusions: Most of the patients had good knowledge and practice on dental hygiene. Despite this, the minority were still not complying with the good practice therefore dentists should emphasize a better practice among patients by reinforcement activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5ad815e973c4fa69307336c9babfd8b2023-09-24T05:13:24ZengElsevierInternational Dental Journal0020-65392023-09-0173S42Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses PatientsDr Nik Rahayyu Nik Zulkifeli0Dr AIEMEEZA RAJALI1Associate Professor Dr Mas Suryalis Ahmad2Universiti Teknologi Mara, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia; Corresponding author.Universiti Teknologi Mara, Sungai Buloh, MalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi Mara, Sungai Buloh, MalaysiaAim or Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore awareness, knowledge, and dental hygiene practices among patients with prostheses at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dental clinic. Materials and Methods: A survey using validated self-administered questionnaire was randomly distributed through a Google form to a total of 85 patients (male, n=31 and female, n=54) of removable (n= 48, 56.5%) and fixed prostheses (n=37, 43.5 %). Descriptive analysis was performed and Pearson chi square with P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: All participants reported receiving instructions from their dentists regarding maintenance of good oral hygiene. Concerning patients' knowledge, 90.6% (n=77) stated that they knew unhygienic prostheses could be a source of oral infection. Many removable wearers cleaned their prostheses by brushing and soaking (60.4%). A small percentage (31.3%, n=15) reported wearing dentures day and night. 89.2% (n=33) of fixed prosthesis patients used special aids to clean prosthesis. Conclusions: Most of the patients had good knowledge and practice on dental hygiene. Despite this, the minority were still not complying with the good practice therefore dentists should emphasize a better practice among patients by reinforcement activity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653923008213 |
| spellingShingle | Dr Nik Rahayyu Nik Zulkifeli Dr AIEMEEZA RAJALI Associate Professor Dr Mas Suryalis Ahmad Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients International Dental Journal |
| title | Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients |
| title_full | Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients |
| title_short | Exploring Dental Hygiene Practices among Removable and Fixed Prostheses Patients |
| title_sort | exploring dental hygiene practices among removable and fixed prostheses patients |
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