MAY 2024
Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness on Cementation Protocols for Fixed Partial Dentures Among Dental undergraduate, House Officers and Postgraduates in DentalColleges of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
1Dr. Lubna Memon, 2Dr. Alay Muhammad, 3Dr. Iqra Kamal, 4Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Javed, 5Dr. Batool Bibi, 6Dr Naseer Ahmed Kakar
1BDS, FCPS, Senior Registrar Department of Prosthodontics, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi.
2BDS House Officer, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi.
3BDS, MDS, CHPE, PhD (Scholar), Lecturer, Department Of Operative Dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-Ul-Ibad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences (DIKIOHS), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DUHS), Karachi
4BDS, General Dentist at Dental Professional Lahore
5BDS, MSc Assistant Professor Department of Periodontology, Dr Ishrat-Ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences
6BDS, FCPS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), Fatima Jinnah Institute of Chest Diseases, Quetta
Corresponding author: Dr. Lubna Memon
Abstract: According to previous researches documented, only 19.33% of postgraduates knew all protocols used during cementation, whereas the majority of undergraduates did not. Therefore, this survey was conducted with the aim to investigate the Knowledge and Awareness on Cementation Protocols for Fixed Partial Dentures among Dental undergraduate, House Officers and Postgraduates. The self-administered questionnaire was distributed among two sixty participants among different colleges of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. The results of study revealed that 6.5% of postgraduates were aware of all cementation protocols followed by house officers (5%) and final year (4.6%). The most common reason for failure was periodontal diseases (40.3%) anticipated by postgraduates followed by secondary caries (34.6%). House officers 13.4% periodontal diseases, 12.3% whereas final year 18.4% considered periodontal diseases and 12.6% secondary caries as main reasons for failure.
KeyWords: Assessment, Cementation Protocols, Fixed Partial Denture.