Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

The Shift in Dentist‘s Perception and Ac–ceptance on Amalgam Restoration in Kashmir.

Ajmal Mir, Salman Khursheed, Hifsa Nisar, Salman Murtaza

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AIM AND OBJECTIVE: In spite of the long history of mercury amalgam as a dental restorative material, its use continues to be controversial.The notion of amalgam safety is questionable. A reduction in the use of dental amalgam in oral health care provision is expected across the develop–ing countries. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A survey was conducted in the form of a questionnaire and circulated among 210 dental practitioners through email. The response was collected, accumulated and analysed sta–tistically. RESULTS: A total of 150 (71%) dentists responded to the questionnaire that was emailed to them. 93% practitioners were males and only 7% were females. Only 10% of dental practitioners used Amalgam as a restoration material. 36% of the dental practitioners used only Glass ionomer cement. 54% of the practitioners used both composite restoration material as well as GIC material. 82.6% of the dentists knew about toxicity controversy of Amalgam. CONCLUSION: Direct tooth color restorations are preferred and very popular among the dentists nowa–days. Amalgam has also been a popular choice of restoration for the posteriors, for it re–markable strength. The level of acceptance toward amalgam appears to be related to economics, dental edu–cation, and aesthetic orientation of the patients as well as dentists

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THE SHIFT IN DENTIST'S PERCEPTION AND AC-CEPTANCE ON AMALGAM RESTORATION IN KASHMIR., AJMAL MIR, SALMAN KHURSHEED, HIFSA NISAR, SALMAN MURTAZA INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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