ATTITUDE AMONG GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF HYDERABAD TOWARDS MANAGEMENT OF MUTILATED ANTERIOR TEETH - A QUESTIONAIRE BASED STUDY

Dr. Suraj R; Dr. Shekar K; Dr. Shanti Priya P; Dr. Himabindu R; Dr. Sravanthi R

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

ATTITUDE AMONG GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF HYDERABAD TOWARDS MANAGEMENT OF MUTILATED ANTERIOR TEETH - A QUESTIONAIRE BASED STUDY

Dr. Suraj R, Dr. Shekar K, Dr. Shanti Priya P, Dr. Himabindu R, Dr. Sravanthi R

Abstract :

Maxillary anterior teeth play a key role in giving esthetic appearance to the face of any person improving ones confidence levels. At the same time maxillary anterior teeth are the most common teeth to get fractured. This study was carried out to evaluate the awareness and approach among general dental practitioners of Hyderabad when they are faced with a clinical scenario of managing mutilated maxillary anterior teeth.

180 questionnaire sheets were prepared with questions related to management of mutilated anterior teeth which were handed over randomly to general dental practitioners in Hyderabad and their opinions have been analyzed.From the present survey it is clear that most of the general dental practitioners know the importance of post and core to save a severely fractured anterior tooth but they lack the skills needed for the treatment.So we have to encourage GDPs to attend regular programs to educate themselves and improve their practical skills regarding management of mutilated teeth.