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dc.contributor.authorErcin, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorBerkmen, Begum
dc.contributor.authorDurukan, Elif
dc.contributor.authorArhun, Neslihan
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-29T08:46:17Z
dc.date.available2021-04-29T08:46:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0020-6539en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653920365138?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/5821
dc.description.abstractObjectives There has been considerable controversy concerning the health risks and benefits of using mercury-containing amalgam. This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish dentists' and patients' preference and opinion about amalgam and to assess Internet search trends about amalgam. Methods The study consists of three stages. The first two stages of the study are cross-sectional studies to verify both the patients' perception with amalgam restorations and dentists' attitudes regarding the use of dental amalgam. The third stage of the study evaluated the Internet search trends of Turkish people about mercury and amalgam related concerns between 2004 and 2018. Results A total of 320 patients (180 female, 140 male) and 1,211 dentists (533 female, 678 male) participated in this study. Majority of the patients have no idea about the type of dental restorations and effect of dental materials on their health. 188 (58.8%) participants stated that they would not prefer amalgam restoration in their teeth as amalgam is unaesthetic. A total of 24% (291) of the dentists used amalgam routinely; 9.5% (156) of them used amalgam rarely, and 63.1% (764) did not use amalgam at all. The reason for not using amalgam included the patients' desire and unaesthetic properties. According to the Internet search trends, Turkish people do not know as much about amalgam as people in the rest of the world. Conclusion Awareness about dental amalgam is low among patients studied. Although dentists do not use dental amalgam frequently, they disagree on banning dental amalgam.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1111/idj.12610en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAmalgamen_US
dc.subjectmercuryen_US
dc.subjecthuman healthen_US
dc.subjectawarenessen_US
dc.titleAwareness about dental amalgam among Turkish dentists and patients: a questionnaire and search engine based cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalINTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNALen_US
dc.identifier.volume71en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage113en_US
dc.identifier.endpage121en_US
dc.identifier.wos000573545100001en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85091688528en_US
dc.contributor.pubmedID32996144en_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0002-8579-5564en_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0003-3379-4567en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDAAJ-8621-2021en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDABE-4519-2020en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDR-2536-2019en_US


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