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Assessment Of The Knowledge, Awareness and Practice (KAP) Among Egyptian Patients regarding teeth bleaching

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Conservative Dentistry
Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Diagnosis

Abstract

Background: The rising desire for improved aesthetics and brighter smiles has made tooth-bleaching (also known as tooth-whitening) a widely sought-after dental treatment. It has quickly become one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of cosmetic dentistry. Tooth-whitening offers a more conservative solution for discolored teeth compared to other restorative treatments like composite fillings, veneers, or crowns.
Objective: Assessment of the knowledge, awareness and practice (KAP) among Egyptian Patients regarding teeth bleaching.
Subjects and Methods: Two hundred and fifty one Egyptian patients who had teeth bleaching procedure were included in this study. Detailed questionnaire with eight questions was used to assess Knowledge, Awareness and Practice (KAP) regarding teeth bleaching among these participants.
Results: Around 71% of the participants will repeat the teeth bleaching procedure if needed.
Conclusion: Egyptian patients have high knowledge ,awarness and practice results.
Key words : knowledge , awareness, practice , home bleaching , office, assessment , Egyptians

DOI

10.21608/edj.2024.305853.3124

Keywords

bleaching, Knowledge, Assessment

Authors

First Name

Sarah

Last Name

Elkot

MiddleName

Momtaz

Affiliation

Lecturer of Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Diagnosis, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

sara.momtaz@fue.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5368-837X

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Fouad

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer of Operative dentistry, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

ahmed.fouad@fue.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0009-0005-0747-0640

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Hassanien

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer of Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, King Salman International University, ElTur, Egypt.

Email

fatma.hassanien@ksiu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0009-0000-8010-9265

Volume

70

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

50554

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-07-25

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

3,327

Page End

3,335

Print ISSN

0070-9484

Online ISSN

2090-2360

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https://edj.journals.ekb.eg/article_381904.html

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https://edj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=381904

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381,904

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Original Article

Type Code

254

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Dental Journal

Publication Link

https://edj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment Of The Knowledge, Awareness and Practice (KAP) Among Egyptian Patients regarding teeth bleaching

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Article

Created At

23 Dec 2024