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- Title
Knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding barodontalgia among dental students.
- Authors
Mahtani, Anisha A.; Kumar, M. P. Santhosh
- Abstract
Objective: Barodontalgia is dental pain provoked by atmospheric pressure changes. The prevalence of barodontalgia among Indian pilots is as high as 20.6%. Thus, the aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding barodontalgia among the dental students of our institution. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during the academic year in January 2019 among the dental students of Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. A total of 200 students were randomly enrolled in the study including postgraduates and undergraduates from 3rd year, final year, and internship. All students in the study voluntarily completed a validated questionnaire consisting of 15 close-ended questions, which was designed to assess their basic knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding barodontalgia. Data collected were tabulated, statistically analyzed, and results obtained. Results: In the survey conducted, 59% of the students had heard about barodontalgia and 61% of students answered the correct definition of barodontalgia. Only 24.5% knew that the method to prevent barodontalgia would be to perform good restorations, whereas 42% of the participants knew the appropriate treatment methods. 65% of the students have never seen a patient suffering from barodontalgia. The attitude toward learning about barodontalgia was very good as 82% were interested in learning and 80% of the students thought that "barodontalgia" should be included in the dental curriculum. Conclusion: Dental students in this study have moderate levels of knowledge and awareness regarding barodontalgia and showed a positive attitude toward learning barodontalgia. The postgraduates had better knowledge regarding barodontalgia than undergraduate students. Among the postgraduates, the endodontists were more knowledgeable than the other specialty students.
- Subjects
DENTAL students; TOOTHACHE; ATMOSPHERIC pressure; DENTAL technology; SCHOOL year; AWARENESS
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 7, p1358
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article