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Awareness and attitudes towards dental implants among dental patients in India: A questionnaire-based survey.

Monal Karkar, Rik Chatterjee, Shashidevi Haranal, Jasleen Kaur, Nitesh Naresh, Nimish Nimeya, Ritik Kashwani

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Monal KarkarDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
Rik ChatterjeeDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Shashidevi HaranalDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ITS Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jasleen KaurDepartment of Dentistry, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Nitesh NareshDepartment of Dentistry, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India.
Nimish NimeyaDepartment of Periodontology, PDM University, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India.
Ritik KashwaniDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Abstract

Dental patients' awareness and impressions on dental implants is of interest using a standard questionnaire. Out of the three hundred individuals, 48% correctly identified dental implants as a fixed prosthesis replacing a tooth root and 72% had heard of them. Despite obstacles, including significant cost, anxiety and ignorance, still exist, most respondents had positive impressions; 66% of them highly rated dental implants. Strongly correlated were higher degrees of education and growing acceptance of dental implants, as well as awareness. These results highlight the need for improved patient education and focused communication techniques to raise acceptability and informed decision-making about dental implant treatments.

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