Volume 25, Issue 112, June 2021

Treatment trends and attitudes of general dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sarah Aburaisi¹, Alhanouf Alshedoukhi², Rahaf Abahussain², Hessa Aljerayed², Maha Altewerki², Rawan Muathen²

¹Assistant professor, Department of the Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Aim: This research aims to study the attitude of general dental practitioners in Riyadh city by providing them with certain clinical situations and asking them to choose between endodontic retreatment or extraction and implant placement and determining which factors influenced their decision. Materials and Methods: A web-based survey was distributed among dental practitioners (n=702) in Riyadh. The survey contained different clinical scenarios along with radiographs specific to each situation and a choice of either saving the tooth by endodontic retreatment or extraction and implant depending on what they perceive as a better treatment choice. The data was analysed using SPSS version 22 data processing software (IBM Corp, Armonk NY, USA). The significant level is set at P-value ≤0.05. Ethical approval was obtained prior to survey distribution (registration No. FRP/2019/129). Results: General dental practitioners in Riyadh favored endodontic retreatment by 56.2%. Conclusion: General dental practitioners are no more likely to perceive dental implants as having a better prognosis in comparison to root canal retreatment.

Keywords: Endodontic retreatment; Tooth extraction; Implant; Treatment trends; General dental practitioners.

Medical Science, 2021, 25(112), 1432-1441

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