Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

Knowledge, attitude and practice assessment regarding 3D imaging among dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia

Hussain Y A Marghalani¹, Horia Alghanmi², Sultana Alshammry², Abeer Alanazi³, Salma Shahin⁴, Dhuha Alshaik⁵, Ammar Wali⁶, Abdulmajeed Alaamri⁷, Abdulmohsen Alahmari⁸, Abdulaziz Alomran⁹, Abdulmalik Alqazlan¹⁰ Almaha Alniami⁷, Hind Alserhan⁸, Muath Saeedi⁶, Khames T Alzahrani¹¹

¹Assistant Professor and Consultant of Orthodontics, Orthodontic Department, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
²General Dentist, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³General Dentist, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
⁴General Dentist, MSA University, Cairo, Egypt
⁵General Dentist, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁶General Dentist, Private sector, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁷Dental Intern, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
⁸Dental Student, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
⁹Dental Intern, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
¹⁰Dental intern, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
¹¹BDS, PGD in Endo, Saudi Board of Endodontic, King Faisal Specialist Hospital &Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Three-dimensional (3D) imaging has been widely utilized in dentistry to improve diagnosis, treatment planning and appliance fabrication. Technology was come increasingly important with developments in 3D imaging and modeling technology such as (CBCT), intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM. 3D imaging provides more precise and realistic diagnosticinformation on craniofacial hard and soft tissue, making 3D analysis easier, faster and more reliable, to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding 3D imaging in Saudi Arabian dental practitioners. Methodology: In our study, a Google forms online survey consisting of 25 questions was sent to orthodontists, orthodontic residents and general dentists and dental interns in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the questionnaire was asked about dental practitioner perceptions of three-dimensional (3D) imaging. The data obtained was analyzed using the following tests: Descriptive statistics tests (frequency, mean, median and mode, range and standard deviation), chi square test. Results: The study included 1574 participants, 58.1% of them were males and 41.9% were females. 40.2% were intern, 38.4% had less than five years of experience, 12.4% had 5-ten years of experience and 9% had more than ten years of experience. 91.4% of participants think that 3D imaging has advantages over other digital imaging modalities. Conclusion: The study shows that Saudi dentists have moderate knowledge of 3D imagining in dentistry. Knowledge levels have a strong correlation with ages, practice, residence region, gender and work experience.

Keywords: 3D imaging, Orthodontics, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Dentists, Attitude, Knowledge, Radiology

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e27ms2719

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e27ms2719

Published: 09 January 2023