The Impact of Subject Age, Gender, and Arch Length on Attitudes of Syrian Dentists towards Shortened Dental Arches
Joint Authors
Nassani, Mohammad Z.
Kujan, Omar
Al-Nahhal, Tammam Ibrahim
Kay, Elizabeth Jane
Tarakji, Bassel
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of subject age, gender, and arch length on dentists’ attitudes towards unrestored shortened dental arches.
Materials and Methods.
93 Syrian dentists were interviewed and presented with 24 scenarios for male and female subjects of different ages and shortened dental arches of varying length.
Participants were asked to indicate on a standardized visual analogue scale how they would value the health of the mouth if the posterior space was left unrestored.
Results.
A value of 0.0 represented the worst possible health state for a mouth and 1.0 represented the best.
The highest mean value (0.73) was assigned to a shortened dental arch with missing second molar teeth in the mouth of a 70-year-old subject.
A 35-year-old female subject with an extremely shortened dental arch (all molar and premolar teeth are missing) attracted the lowest mean value (0.26).
The statistical analysis indicated a significant decrease in the value placed on unrestored shortened dental arches as the number of remaining teeth decreased ( p < 0.008 ).
While subject gender had almost no impact on dentists’ attitudes towards shortened dental arches, the scenarios for the older shortened dental arch subjects attracted significantly higher values compared to the scenarios for the younger subjects ( p < 0.017 ).
Conclusion.
Subject age and arch length affect dentists’ attitudes towards shortened dental arches, but subject gender does not.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nassani, Mohammad Z.& Al-Nahhal, Tammam Ibrahim& Kujan, Omar& Tarakji, Bassel& Kay, Elizabeth Jane. 2015. The Impact of Subject Age, Gender, and Arch Length on Attitudes of Syrian Dentists towards Shortened Dental Arches. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nassani, Mohammad Z.…[et al.]. The Impact of Subject Age, Gender, and Arch Length on Attitudes of Syrian Dentists towards Shortened Dental Arches. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nassani, Mohammad Z.& Al-Nahhal, Tammam Ibrahim& Kujan, Omar& Tarakji, Bassel& Kay, Elizabeth Jane. The Impact of Subject Age, Gender, and Arch Length on Attitudes of Syrian Dentists towards Shortened Dental Arches. International Journal of Dentistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1065479
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065479