Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards the Use of Dental Plaque Disclosing Agent Among Dental Practitioners
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Universidad de Granada
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Plaque disclosing agents Dental caries Oral health Innovative analysis
Date
2023-01-19Referencia bibliográfica
Sathya kumar .M, Dr. Jayashri Prabakar(2022). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards the Use of Dental Plaque Disclosing Agent Among Dental Practitioners Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers,Vol. 13(6). 309-319. DOI: [10.47750/jett.2022.13.06.029]
Abstract
Introduction: Dental caries and periodontal diseases,also referred to as plaque mediated diseases,
result in poor oral hygiene. Plaque may be a highly specific variable formed by colonization of
microorganisms . So plaque isn't easily visible through the eye which is difficult to get rid of ,
therefore a disclosing agent is employed for removing bacterial plaque and maintaining oral hygiene.
Preparations containing disclosing dyes identify dental plaque help in maintaining good oral health.
Therefore, the aim of this present study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice towards
the use of dental plaque disclosing agents among dental practitioners and also to create awareness
among the people about disclosing agents
Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross sectional hospital based study in the Saveetha Dental
College and Hospital (Saveetha University) located in the state of Tamil Nadu. The total sample size
arrived was 105. The study population contains adult male and female Dental practitioners between
the age of 22 -42. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board in Saveetha
University. The first part of the questionnaire contains demographic details which includes age,
gender and the second part of the questionnaire contains knowledge , practice toward the use of
dental plaque disclosing agents among dental practitioners. Simple random sampling technique was
followed. Data was entered in Microsoft excel sheet after collection and was analysed using SPSS
software. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of number ,frequency , and percentage. The
level of statistical significance is at p<0.05.Statistical software was Statistical software for Social
Science ,SPSS version 23.
Result: Majority (52.38%) of the Dental practitioners in the age group between 22-32 years used
dental plaque disclosing agent in the dental practice and also felt that the use of this agent improves
the oral hygiene maintenance by the patients (64.76%). They also found that patient satisfaction
improved after educating them with a disclosing agent.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that participants in the age
group of 22-32 years were found to exhibit more knowledge towards dental plaque disclosing
solution and its use in dental practice.