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ArticleBioinformation2022

Dental restoration selection by students at southern Saudi Arabian universities.

Waleed Asiri, Siraj Daa Khan, Mohammad Abdulkareem, Hamood Abdullah, Farhan Salah, Khalaf Nasseri, Fahad Fayez

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Article in Bioinformation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Waleed AsiriFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Siraj Daa KhanFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Mohammad AbdulkareemFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Hamood AbdullahFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Farhan SalahFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Khalaf NasseriFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Fahad FayezFaculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental caries is a serious oral health concern and restoration of teeth is the main solution to this issue. Various restorative materials having different properties are used for posterior restoration. The aim of this study was to find that which factors can affect the choice of selection of material for posterior restoration among dental graduate students. For this purpose, a questionnaire was shared electronically among students of three different universities (King Khalid University, Jazan University, and Najran University). After collection, data were subjected to a chi-square test to check the significance. It has been observed that almost 50% of participants choose composite resin for posterior restoration. Results showed that according to most (more than 50%) of the dental students in Southern Saudi Arabia, different patient and tooth condition related factors can affect the choice for selection of restorative material.

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Amalgamceramiccompositedirect restorationindirect restoration

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PMID37654828
PMCPMC10465768

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