Practice of Restorative Dentistry in Iraq Causes of Replacement of Composite Restorations Northern Iraq | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 15, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 149-157 PDF (555.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rdenj.2021.129849.1097 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Bushra Rashid Noaman1; Lezan Dawood Fattah2 | ||
| 1Tishk International University, Erbil, Krg-Iraq | ||
| 2dentistry faculty, Tishk International University, Erbil, Krg-Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: To investigate the reasons for replacement of composite restorations northern Iraq. Method: Seventy general dental practitioners (GDP) were recruited by personal contact, and asked to provide data on consecutive composite restorations they replaced for adult patients (ranged from 14-year-old to 60 years) over an eight-month period. In addition, a cross-sectional survey was carried out over eight months at the undergraduate student clinics of a University Dental Hospital (DS). The data was analyzed using SPSS software with significance set at p≤0.05. Results: Of the performed 1,338 restoration replacements. The types of restorative materials were 395 (30%) were amalgam, 929 (69%) were composite and 14 (1%) were glass ionomers (GIC). Secondary caries was the most diagnosed failure reason for the replacement of composite restorations (32%), which were more in class II cavities (47%). Conclusion: The study exposed different features of the restorative practice in the north of Iraq. The evidences are of importance that the everyday restorative practice will be analyzed by academics to make a progression in the dental services in Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| practice-based research; composite; restoration replacement; secondary caries; cavity type; direct restoration | ||
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الهدف: التحقیق فی أسباب استبدال الترمیمات المرکبة فی شمال العراق.الطریقة: تم تعیین سبعین ممارسا عاما لطب الأسنان عن طریق الاتصال الشخصی، وطلب منهم تقدیم بیانات عن عملیات الترمیم المرکبة المتتالیة التی استبدلوها بالمرضى البالغین (تراوحت أعمارهم بین 14 عاما و60 عاما) على مدى فترة ثمانیة أشهر.بالإضافة إلى ذلک، تم إجراء مسح مقطعی على مدى ثمانیة أشهر فی عیادات الطلاب الجامعیین p≤0.05 تم تحلیل النتائج عند مستوى الاهمیة.النتائج: من بین 338 1 عملیة استبدال للترمیمات وکانت أنواع المواد الترمیمیة مرکب راتنج 929 (69٪) وملغم 395 (30 فی المائة) و14 (1٪) کانت الأیونات الزجاجیة .کان التسوس الثانوی هو سبب الفشل الأکثر تشخیصا لاستبدال الترمیمات المرکبة (32٪) ، والتی کانت أکثر فی تجاویف الفئة الثانیة (47٪). الخلاصة: کشفت الدراسة عن سمات مختلفة لممارسة ترمیمات اﻻسنان فی شمال العراق. أن ممارسة ترمیمات اﻻسنان الیومیة سیتم تحلیلها من قبل الأکادیمیین لتحقیق تقدم فی خدمات طب الأسنان فی العراق. | ||
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