Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
NEU 3. INTERNATIONAL DENTAL CONGRESS, Konya, Türkiye, 24 - 26 Mayıs 2024, ss.430
Objectives:
This study was conducted to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of
patients attending Ataturk University Faculty of Dentistry
Prosthodontics Clinic regarding their preferences for providing
professional implant care and awareness of implant-specific oral hygiene
methods.
Material and Methods:
A questionnaire was administered to 130 randomly selected patients with
fixed or removable prosthetic restorations on implants attending the
Prosthodontics Clinic of Ataturk University Faculty of Dentistry.
Results: It was found that patients answered yes to the questions of
flossing (27.7%), use of interface brush (21.5%), use of mouth shower
(7.7%), and use of mouthwash (80.8%) among the preferred methods for
cleaning implant prosthetic restorations. When the rates of mouth shower
use were analyzed in terms of the relationship between education and
the use of mouth shower, a statistically significant relationship was
found (P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
Dentists play a major role in explaining and raising awareness of their
patients about the cleaning of implant prostheses and home care
recommendations. The general awareness tendency of patients at this
point is low. This study proved that patients need to know how to take
care of and clean their dentures. Our study's hypothesis, which was
founded on our clinical findings prior to the investigation, suggested
that there might be variations in how implant-retained prosthetic
restorations are cleaned depending on the age and educational level of
the patient.