Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Furcation Defects among Dental Practitioners: A Multinational Survey

Authors

  • Shiva Shankar Gummaluri Department of Periodontology & Implantology, Sree Sai Dental College & Research Institute, India
  • Shivalingesh KK Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, India
  • Swati Sharma Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, India
  • Shiva Manjunath R G Department of Periodontology & Implantology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, India
  • Riya Duwal Shrestha Kuleshwor, Kathmandu, Ward No: 14, Nepal
  • Thanmayi Panguluri New York University College of Dentistry, United States of America

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/adum.vol30no1

Keywords:

Dentists, Furcation Defects

Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess knowledge regarding furcation defects among dental fraternity.  This is an open-ended, randomized, web-based cross-sectional multinational online survey. A total of 904 responses were gathered by sending 13 questions through a google form. Data were expressed in frequency and percentages. Chi-square test was performed to determine significant difference between gender, education level and variation between dentists of India and other countries. P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Present study had 650 dentists from India and 254 dentists from other countries. For overall knowledge regarding furcation, 90.7% (average of first and second question) of dentists had knowledge regarding furcation. There was no significant difference between males (range 54%-93%) and females (range 46%- 95%) (p>0.05) in terms of knowledge. Majority (88.7%) of post-graduates knew about the use of Nabers probe for furcation measurements and values were significant (p<0.05). Present study also revealed 65%-67% of undergraduates and post-graduates knew that Degree II furcation defects showed predictable periodontal regeneration, however values were non-significant (p>0.05). There was no statistical significance (p>0.05) between dentists of India and other countries. Dental fraternity in general had adequate knowledge regarding the furcation defects, their treatment modalities and expected complications.

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2023-03-24

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Vol. 30 (2023)

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