Volume 26, Issue 121, March 2022

Knowledge and awareness of Endo-Perio lesions among dentists and dental interns in Saudi Arabia

Amna Yusuf Siddiqui¹, Raghad Radhan², Fahad Almalki³, Faris Alghamdi⁴, Aseel Alsubhi², Abdulrahman Alaamri⁵, Khames T Alzahrani^6♦

¹Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Conservative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
²Dental student, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³General Dentist, Ministry of Health, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Dental student, vision college, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁵General dentist, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
⁶BDS, PGD in Endo, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
BDS, PGD in Endo, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: An endo-perio lesion is defined as inflammation on a tooth that is associated with both pulpal and periodontal pathology. Endodontic-periodontic lesions are a clinical difficulty to diagnose and treat properly. According to studies, the awareness and knowledge levels were low in general dentists compared to specialist dentists. This research was done to evaluate knowledge and awareness about Endo-Perio lesion among dentists in Saudi Arabia. Methods: In KSA, an observational cross-sectional questionnaire study was done. The study’s population consisted of 773 Saudi dentists. Structured self-administrated questionnaires were applied in this research data. Data was entered on the excel program 2016 and then analyzed using SPSS. Results: There were 773 respondents in the study. 53.7 percent were between the ages of 20 and 25, and 41.4 percent were between the ages of 26 and 30. Males made up 54.3 percent of the sample, while females made up 45.7 percent. Defective restorations, 58.2 percent vertical root fracture, 53 percent dental caries, 67.4 percent plaque and calculus, 26.6 percent malocclusion, and 23.8 percent reported high heat during endodontic therapy were all indicated as risk factors. Conclusion: Dentists and dental interns in Saudi Arabia have a moderate to poor degree of information’s and awareness about endo-perio lesions, according to the study. Periodic seminars and workshops for dentists employed in governmental hospitals and private clinics to improve their understanding of EPL might provide better results.

Keywords: Endo-Perio lesions, Prognosis, periodontal Pathology, Endodontic Pathology.

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms85e2121

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i121/ms85e2121

Published: 01 March 2022