STUDY TO KNOW EFFICACY OF SPACE MAINTAINERS PLACED BY DENTAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
| Main Author: | *Dr. Sara Izhar, *Dr. Duaa Naeem, *Dr. Rabia Iqbal, *Dr. Mohsin Majeed |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1550650 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to determine the performance of space maintainers placed by male university students. Study Design: A Retrospective Study. Location and Duration: In the Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan for two years duration from April 2016 to April 2018. Methods: The children Dental records with minimum one space maintainer which was applied were evaluated. The two interns evaluate the selected subjects and determined the space maintainers performance which was classified in four groups: success / detection, successful / current operation, failure, and loss of follow-up. A total of 130 space maintainers were viewed. 8.4 (± 1.39) years was the mean age patients and the mean time between examination and device placement was 18.06 (± 7.03) months. Results: The overall space maintainers performance was that 42 (32.3%) of the devices were successful 25.06% were still working, 27 (19.0%) were lost in follow-up and failed in 62 (47.7%) and removed in 7.7%. The failure most common cause is the complete loss of the device, followed by fracture and loss of cement. There was no vast variation in the space maintainers performance in terms of gender, age group, space maintainer and arc. Conclusion: It can be proven that almost 50% of the space maintainers placed by dentists failed in two years or less than 2 years. In order to prevent this result, it should be emphasized that devices should be closely monitored and monitored regularly. Key words: space maintainers, children, dentistry students.