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Knowledge, Practices, and Perceptions about Tooth Whitening among Female Population in Saudi Arabia – A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Tooth-whitening procedures have gained wide popularity among the Saudi population. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and perception about tooth-whitening procedures among Jeddah's general population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A face-to-face interview was conduc...

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Autores principales: Jaha, Hani Sabri, Alhejoury, Hajer Ayed, Fayad, Amal Abdelrahman, Alnafisah, Ayoob Mutleb, Bahshan, Ibrahim Alhosain, Assiri, Saud Ismail, Alsubhi, Ahmed Salem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34447207
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_769_20
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Tooth-whitening procedures have gained wide popularity among the Saudi population. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and perception about tooth-whitening procedures among Jeddah's general population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A face-to-face interview was conducted on randomly selected female patients attending dental clinics. A pretested and structured questionnaire was used to record the response by calibrated interviewers. The responses regarding knowledge, attitude, and perceptions were recorded and subjected to statistical analysis. RESULTS: The findings showed that the prevalence of tooth whitening among the participants was 43.7%, and about 8.7% reported that they did it once every year. In-office bleaching was the most preferred method (31.4%), followed by whitening toothpaste (8.7%). An increased frequency of bleaching was reported by participants belonging to younger age group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The knowledge related to the mechanism of action and adverse effects was average among the participants. Younger age groups were more concerned about tooth-whitening procedures compared to the older ones.