Observational studyBMC oral health2025
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: knowledge, attitude, and practice among pediatric dentists in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.
Observational study in BMC oral health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06970873 (Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediatric Dentists Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Children in Egypt), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediatric Dentists Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Children in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Interpretable two-stage deep learning for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis using lateral cephalograms.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPediatric dentists can play a crucial role in detecting, referring, counselling, and treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Understanding their knowledge and attitudes towards OSA is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pediatric dentists in Egypt toward obstructive sleep apnea in children.
methodsThis cross-sectional study used a web-based structured questionnaire generated via Google Forms based on a previously validated questionnaire. The link for the questionnaire was circulated to participants through emails and professional group forums. The questionnaire comprised an introductory paragraph and four sections: demographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice for data collection.
resultsA total of 362 pediatric dentists participated in this online survey. Adequate knowledge was detected in 310 (85.64%) pediatric dentists, and 343 (94.75%) demonstrated a positive attitude toward OSA. In contrast, inadequate practices were observed in 274 (75.69%) pediatric dentists. Concerning the correlation between the knowledge, attitude, and practice and demographic data, a weak negative correlation with statistical significance (p-value = 0.047186) was detected between practice and age. A weak positive correlation was also detected between knowledge and years of experience, with a statistical significance (p-value = 0.011848).
conclusionsPediatric dentists in Egypt seem to have adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward different domains of pediatric OSA, but their practice was inadequate. Participants' knowledge showed a weak favourable correlation with years of experience; meanwhile, their practice has an adverse weak relationship with age.
trial registrationThe current study was registered on May 6, 2025, with the identifier number NCT06970873 on clinicaltrials.gov.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.