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Dental implant is an artificial tooth root fixed into the jaws to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. They are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, failure of endodontics, an injury or for any other reason.
Dental implants are proved to be having high efficacy rates which is evident from several long term clinical trials. Patients' acceptance of dental implants was found to be high. Grogono et al in his study reported that, 88% of the sample had an increase in their self confidence after implant treatment, 89% said that they would accept to go through implant treatment procedure again, and 98% said their oral health had generally improved. Similarly several other studies reported that patients after implant therapy were highly satisfied with the esthetic results, function, and were willing to undergo the same procedure again6

The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the knowledge about dental implants among dental patients in Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. A standardized self- explanatory questionnaire was used to assess the patients' knowledge and awareness in using dental implants as an option for replacing missing teeth. Questionnaire was distributed in two places in Khammam: Mamata dental college and private dental clinics. It was handed to the patients during their regular dental visits. A total of 600 subjects were included in this survey. Results: Out of 600 participants, 535 responded to the questionnaire with a response rate of 89.16%. Among these 319 (59.63%) were males and 216 (40.37%) were females. Nearly half of the patients were in the age group of 31-50 years. For most of the participants, dentist was the main sources of information about dental implants (38.25%), and 85.65% of them were found to have interest to know about implants. Of the total sample, only 4.83% of the participants were aware about dental implants. They felt its high cost to be a major disadvantage and its fixed nature to be the major advantage of it. Misconceptions prevailed regarding survival rate of implants and care to be taken for maintaining them. Conclusion The results of this survey showed a low level of awareness about dental implants among a selected sample of dental patients attending the outpatient ward of the department of Prosthodontics and private dental clinics in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It also showed the need for providing more general and accurate information to the patients about this treatment modality.
This article was good because it discussed the level of awareness for dental care in India. It is such a sought out think in America, but it seems to be the opposite in India. It is amazing how few people know about the procedure. The even more interesting part is that they only gave the questionnaire to people who already attended the dentist. I am sure the awareness is even lower among the general population that don't attend the dentist. I think it would be surprising to know the percentage of the population of India that don't attend the dentist ever.
Dental implants would be such an important procedure for people in India because I am sure there are many teeth missing that could be filled. It is just good to be aware of how aware people are of dental procedures in an area. It really helps determine what the perception will be among people.