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Awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India, regarding chemomechanical caries removal system
Mohammed Nadeem Ahmed Bijle1, Shankargouda Patil, Shahzad S Mumkekar
1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. nbijle@yahoo.co.in
Aim:
To evaluate awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India regarding chemomechanical caries removal system (CMCR).
Study Design:
Sixty practicing dental surgeons from Mumbai (30) and Pune (30) were surveyed using questionnaire.
Materials And Methods:
Qualitative data was collected on the basis of structured schedule questionnaire method.
Statistics:
Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v. 12.0. To test statistical significance, Chi-square test, Fishers exact test and Mann-Whitney U test were used.
Results:
Of total respondents, 46.7% dental surgeons in Pune and 13.3% in Mumbai were aware about CMCR products. Carisolv® was known to 57.1% of dental surgeons in Pune and 75% in Mumbai, whereas, Papacarie® was known to 28.6% of dentists in Pune and none in Mumbai among the respondents aware about CMCR products.
Conclusion:
A significantly higher proportion of dental surgeons from Pune were aware about CMCR products compared to Mumbai. Dental surgeons from Mumbai were unaware about Papacarie®. Almost equal proportion of Dentists from Mumbai and Pune would like to undergo CDE programs to seek knowledge on CMCR, particularly Papacarie®.
