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Progress and trends in patients' mindset on dental implants. I: level of information, sources of information and need for patient information

2010; Wiley; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02035.x

1600-0501

Bernhard Pommer, Werner Zechner, Georg Watzak, Christian Ulm, Georg Watzek, Gabor Tepper,

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Clinical Oral Implants ResearchVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 223-229 Progress and trends in patients' mindset on dental implants. I: level of information, sources of information and need for patient information Bernhard Pommer, Bernhard Pommer Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorWerner Zechner, Werner Zechner Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGeorg Watzak, Georg Watzak Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Ulm, Christian Ulm Department of Periodontology, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGeorg Watzek, Georg Watzek Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGabor Tepper, Gabor Tepper Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this author Bernhard Pommer, Bernhard Pommer Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorWerner Zechner, Werner Zechner Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGeorg Watzak, Georg Watzak Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Ulm, Christian Ulm Department of Periodontology, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGeorg Watzek, Georg Watzek Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this authorGabor Tepper, Gabor Tepper Department of Oral Surgery, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 November 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02035.xCitations: 58 Corresponding author: Dr Bernhard Pommer Department of Oral SurgeryBernhard Gottlieb School of DentistryMedical University ViennaWaehringer Strasse 25aA-1090 ViennaAustriaTel.: +43 1 4277 67011Fax: +43 1 4277 67019e-mail: bernhard.pommer@meduniwien.ac.at Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Objectives: Little is known about the level of information on implant dentistry in the public. A representative opinion poll on dental implants in the Austrian population was published in 2003 (Clinical Oral Implants Research 14:621–642). Seven years later, the poll was rerun to assess the up-to-date information level and evaluate recent progress and trends in patients' mindset on dental implants. Material and methods: One thousand adults – representative for the Austrian population – were presented with a total of 19 questionnaire items regarding the level and the sources of information about dental implants as well as the subjective and objective need for patient information. Results: Compared with the survey of 2003, the subjective level of patient information about implant dentistry has significantly increased in the Austrian population. The patients' implant awareness rate was 79%. The objective level of general knowledge about dental implants was still all but satisfactory revealing unrealistic patient expectations. Three-quarters trusted their dentists for information about dental implants, while one-quarter turned to the media. The patients' wish for high-quality implant restorations was significantly higher than in 2003, yet the majority felt that only specialists should perform implant dentistry. Conclusions: This representative survey reveals that dentists are still the main source of patient information, but throws doubt on the quality of their public relations work. Dentists must improve communication strategies to provide their patients with comprehensible, legally tenable information on dental implants and bridge information gaps in the future. To cite this article: Pommer B, Zechner W, Watzak G, Ulm C, Watzek G, Tepper G. Progress and trends in patients' mindset on dental implants. I: level of information, sources of information and need for patient information.Clin. Oral Impl. Res. 22, 2011; 223–229doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02035.x Citing Literature Volume22, Issue2February 2011Pages 223-229 RelatedInformation