Journal of Odontology
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Bapatla S

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  Awareness of Dentine Hypersensitivity among General Dental Practitioners in Mumbai, India
  Author(s): Pereira R, Bapatla S, Gillam DG and Satyamurthy PPereira R, Bapatla S, Gillam DG and Satyamurthy P
  
  Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the perception of dentists in general dental practice on the diagnosis and management of dentine hypersensitivity (DH) as perceived by a randomly selected sample of private dental practitioners in Mumbai. Methods: 500 dentists (Mean age 38-35 years [S.D = 11.3], 114 M: 92 F were randomly selected using the Indian Dental Association membership list and invited to participate in a questionnaire-based survey. Results: 206 private practitioners (GDPs) were included in the final analysis of the data. Most of these respondents [90.2%]) indicated that half of their patients reported problems with DH;78.2% respondents reported that the patients to usually initiated the conversation on DH; and 83.4% indicated that up to 25% of their patients considered DH as a serious problem. A greater .. View More»
  

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