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Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey
OBJECTIVE: There were four aims of the current study: (1) to find the most commonly used Tooth Numbering System (TNS) in Saudi Arabia in both academic and non-academic institutions, (2) to identify the most commonly taught TNS in dental colleges, (3) to understand the reasons why dental practitioner...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110463/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2016.08.004 |
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author | Al-Johany, Sulieman S. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: There were four aims of the current study: (1) to find the most commonly used Tooth Numbering System (TNS) in Saudi Arabia in both academic and non-academic institutions, (2) to identify the most commonly taught TNS in dental colleges, (3) to understand the reasons why dental practitioners prefer to use a specific TNS, and (4) the consequences of using more than one TNS. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Between May 2014 and May 2015, a self-administered questionnaire containing 21 questions was randomly distributed to 121 individuals (20 deans of dental colleges and 101 heads of governmental dental centers). RESULTS: The most commonly used TNS is the Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI) TNS for both primary and permanent dentitions in both academic and non-academic institutions, followed by the Palmer TNS and then the Universal TNS. CONCLUSION: The FDI TNS proved to be the most taught TNS in dental colleges in Saudi Arabia. It is advised that the FDI TNS be implemented as a unified system in Saudi Arabia due to the advantages of this particular TNS and the benefits of using one single TNS. |
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spelling | pubmed-51104632016-11-21 Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey Al-Johany, Sulieman S. Saudi Dent J Original Article OBJECTIVE: There were four aims of the current study: (1) to find the most commonly used Tooth Numbering System (TNS) in Saudi Arabia in both academic and non-academic institutions, (2) to identify the most commonly taught TNS in dental colleges, (3) to understand the reasons why dental practitioners prefer to use a specific TNS, and (4) the consequences of using more than one TNS. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Between May 2014 and May 2015, a self-administered questionnaire containing 21 questions was randomly distributed to 121 individuals (20 deans of dental colleges and 101 heads of governmental dental centers). RESULTS: The most commonly used TNS is the Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI) TNS for both primary and permanent dentitions in both academic and non-academic institutions, followed by the Palmer TNS and then the Universal TNS. CONCLUSION: The FDI TNS proved to be the most taught TNS in dental colleges in Saudi Arabia. It is advised that the FDI TNS be implemented as a unified system in Saudi Arabia due to the advantages of this particular TNS and the benefits of using one single TNS. Elsevier 2016-10 2016-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5110463/ /pubmed/27872549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2016.08.004 Text en © 2016 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Al-Johany, Sulieman S. Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title | Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title_full | Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title_fullStr | Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title_short | Tooth Numbering System in Saudi Arabia: Survey |
title_sort | tooth numbering system in saudi arabia: survey |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110463/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2016.08.004 |
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