Abstract: Aim of the study is to know about the latest advances in the patient preferences for their treatment plan regarding preservation of a tooth or opting exodontia. Material and methods: A total of dentate 501 subjects attending department of Oral Surgery of a Local Dental College participated in this study. A questionnaire was used for data collection which enquired the preference of the volunteers about either exodontia or preservation when exposed to tooth ache in total, anterior and posterior tooth respectively. Results: A total of 95.4% people preferred preservation while only 4.6% of them stated exodontia as their preference. Exodontia and preservation in total with age presented a significant value of (p: 0.00). Conclusion: Majority of the subjects preferred preservation when having tooth ache irrelevant of their socioeconomic status, level of education which is a clear signal of increasing awareness in dentistry.
Keywords: Exodontia, Preference, Preservation, Toothache.
Title: Patients’ Preference for Exodontia versus Preservation in India
Author: Dr. Aditi Mathur, Dr. Anmol Mathur, Dr. Kamini Lata
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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