Patient’s Knowledge and Perception of Endodontics Treatment: An Observational Study

OBJECTIVE: To assess public awareness regarding endodontic treatment and assess patients’ knowledge regarding endodontic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was prepared and given to 300 patients who had visited the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics between November...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Manasa, Nalla, Naik, K. B., Singh, Monika, Moiz, Ahmed Abdul, Kudala, Venkata R., John, Nishin K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10466573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37654321
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_32_23
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To assess public awareness regarding endodontic treatment and assess patients’ knowledge regarding endodontic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was prepared and given to 300 patients who had visited the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics between November 2021 and October 2022, after obtaining ethical clearance and consent from all the participants. The questionnaire included sociodemographic details and about their knowledge about endodontic treatment. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data analysis was performed using methods of descriptive statistics like frequency and percentages. RESULTS: We found that most of the respondents had an average level of knowledge regarding endodontic treatment. CONCLUSION: We observed an improvement in knowledge and perception regarding endodontic treatment.

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