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- Title
Knowledge, awareness, and practices among dental students about Trefoil system in implant dentistry.
- Authors
Ravinthar, Karishma; Duraisamy, Revathi; Ganapathy, Dhanraj
- Abstract
Background: Trefoil is a dental implant surgical protocol for the mandibular arch. The process includes placing three implants using analog guided surgery in a precise location so that a pre-fabricated titanium bar wrapped in acrylic and teeth can be placed within 1 week of dental implant surgery. The Trefoil concept is meant to replace mandibular Snap-on dentures. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the knowledge, awareness, and practices among dental students about the Trefoil system in implant dentistry. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire-based survey was conducted on 200 students belonging to Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals. The study consisted of ten questions regarding the awareness and knowledge of the usage of the Trefoil system used in implant dentistry. The questions were designed based on research articles and extensive studies on the Trefoil system. The data were entered into an excel sheet, and the percentage was calculate. Tables were drawn and graphs were constructed. The data were analyzed and produced. Results: In this study, it was found that 27% were aware of the existence of the Trefoil system in implant dentistry and 73% were unaware of this. When the awareness of the various companies manufacturing dental implants was questioned, it was found that 64% knew about Nobel Biocare, 22% knew about 3I, 12% knew about Straumann, and only 2% were aware of Astra. In this study, it was found that 82% were aware that the Trefoil system was used exclusively in the cases of edentulous mandibles, whereas the remaining 10% chose the option of edentulous maxilla, 5% chose partially edentulous maxilla and mandible, and 3% chose none of the above. Conclusion: The awareness of the Trefoil system is inadequate. The knowledge about this system needs to be improved. Hence, dental students need to be aware of the Trefoil system as it is more advantageous and effective when compared to the conventional systems due to its revolutionary and self-adjusting fixation mechanism.
- Subjects
DENTAL students; DENTAL care; DENTISTRY; ARTIFICIAL implants; OPERATIVE dentistry; OVERLAY dentures; ENDOSSEOUS dental implants
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 6, p918
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article