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  • The shortened dental arch concept: Awareness and opinion of dentists in Victoria, Australia

    Author(s)
    Abuzar, MA
    Humplik, AJ
    Shahim, N
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Abuzar, Menaka
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    Background: The occlusion of a complete dental arch is generally desirable but not necessary nor always achievable inmany individuals. It is, however, relevant for dentists to consider what minimum number of teeth is required by individ-uals for oral function. This study investigated dentists’ awareness and opinion of the shortened dental arch (SDA) con-cept in an Australian context.Methods: A self-administered voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 434 dentists, randomlyselected from both rural and metropolitan locations in Victoria, Australia. The information collected included awarenessof the SDA ...
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    Background: The occlusion of a complete dental arch is generally desirable but not necessary nor always achievable inmany individuals. It is, however, relevant for dentists to consider what minimum number of teeth is required by individ-uals for oral function. This study investigated dentists’ awareness and opinion of the shortened dental arch (SDA) con-cept in an Australian context.Methods: A self-administered voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 434 dentists, randomlyselected from both rural and metropolitan locations in Victoria, Australia. The information collected included awarenessof the SDA concept and its application as a treatment option.Results: More than half of the respondents (61%) were aware of the SDA concept. All respondents ‘agreed’ or ‘stronglyagreed’ with the seven criteria of SDA proposed in this study based on K€ayser (1989). The majority (78.4%) believedthat the SDA concept is useful in clinical practice. Dentists with <20 years of experience expressed more awareness com-pared to others (v2test, p = 0.004).Conclusions: Most dentists who responded to this survey agreed that the SDA is a practical and useful treatment modal-ity for older adults with limitations to complex restorative care. However, application of the SDA varied considerablyamong dentists.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Dental Journal
    Volume
    60
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.12245
    Subject
    Dentistry not elsewhere classified
    Clinical Sciences
    Dentistry
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/345704
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