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Awareness toward dental implants as a treatment option for replacement of missing teeth : A Cross-sectional study

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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Prosthodontics

Abstract

Aim: to ascertain the patients' comprehensive level awarenessand attitude regarding the replacement of missing teeth with dental implants.  Materials and Methods: observational cross-sectional study, data was collected in both the private and public sectors of Benghazi city. A random sample size of 385 was used, with a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%. The data collection employed a standardized printed self-explanatory modified version of a questionnaire. Results: The majority of participants were aged 30 and below, the percentage of males was (22.9%) while the females were (77.1%). The majority of participants held a Bachelor's degree (55.3%). The awareness of participants about various treatment options for the replacement of missing teeth was (84.7%). Conclusion: dental implants were the preferred treatment option for replacing missing teeth. The participants showed high awareness and acceptance of dental implants. However, the cost of dental implants emerged as the primary reason for not selecting them as a treatment choice

DOI

10.21608/asdj.2024.295234.1319

Keywords

Dental implants, missing teeth, Replacement options, Awareness

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Garoushi

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

ibrahim.garoushi@limu.edu.ly

City

Benghazi

Orcid

0000-0002-3769-7513

First Name

manaaer

Last Name

mehdawi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

manaaerm@gmail.com

City

Benghazi

Orcid

-

First Name

Farah

Last Name

Aldarnawi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

faraheldernawi@gmail.com

City

Benghazi

Orcid

-

First Name

Fatema

Last Name

Elmake

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

tammt.tfa7a@gmail.com

City

Benghazi

Orcid

-

First Name

Nada

Last Name

BenAli

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

nada.benali@limu.edu.ly

City

Benghazi

Orcid

-

First Name

elsanousi

Last Name

Othman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Libyan International Medical University

Email

sanosident@limu.edu.ly

City

Benghazi

Orcid

-

Volume

37

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

54293

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2024-06-12

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

141

Page End

147

Print ISSN

1110-7642

Online ISSN

2735-5039

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1,638

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Publication Title

Ain Shams Dental Journal

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https://asdj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Awareness toward dental implants as a treatment option for replacement of missing teeth : A Cross-sectional study

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09 Apr 2025