Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and practices of interdental aids among medical professionals in Davangere district, Karnataka
Author(s) -
KharidiLaxman Vandana,
Neha Mahajan,
B Savitha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the international clinical dental research organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-5357
pISSN - 2231-0754
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0754.153494
Subject(s) - interdental consonant , medicine , dentistry , family medicine , population , environmental health
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate awareness regarding interdental aids in medical population. Materials and Methods: This study included 337 medical professionals living in Davangere district, Karnataka, India. A dental health questionnaire was distributed to all subjects consisting of 18questions. Results: Total 337 people with 187 females and 150 males who were of mean age 27.6±9.0 years participated in the study. The significant positive response (<0.05) in females as compared to males was observed for two items (4 and 7). Conclusions: The low positive response towards interdental aids should focus to conduct mass educative programs providing information regarding different interdental aids
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