Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

January 2023 Vol. 9(1), pp. 001-008

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Original Research Paper

Treating Gingival Recession; A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice among Saudi Dentists

Shahzeb Ansari¹*, Nahar Altlasi², Abdullah Mahros², Farhan Alqahtani², Alwaleed Niazi², and Omar Gaber²

¹Faculty of Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
²College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding Author's Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.sa

Accepted 18th December, 2022.

Abstract

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Introduction: Gingival recession is one of the most widespread esthetical and functional problems encountered by dentists, and there is still a challenge concerning the underlying cause and treatment options. There are 50% of subjects in the population who suffer from this condition. An expression commonly used to describe gingival recession is receding gums, which refers to the exposure of the roots of teeth caused by a loss of gum tissue and advancing gum tissue from the tooth's crown Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among Saudi dental professionals using an online survey, 336dentists from all over Saudi Arabia were utilized in this study. Results: Findings reported that a significant proportion of the sample was male (56.8%), working in the government sector and having experience of fewer than ten years. The majority of them marked their knowledge about the gingival recession as moderate. 39.6% of participants thought improper brushing was a common cause. A significant proportion was aware of Miller’s classification. Hypersensitivity was the highest indication for root procedure, and traumatic occlusion was the leading risk factor for gingival recession. 39.3% of the population thinks gingival results from lip, tongue, or oral piercing, while 31.5% of them were not sure about the fact. 36.3% preferred surgery as the preferred treatment followed by photopolymer restoration, proclaim facets, and extraction, respectively. Conclusion: Our study findings reported that our population has moderate knowledge of the problem and the leading cause is improper brushing and periodontics diseases. The leading risk factor was traumatic occlusion, and the indication for root coverage was aesthetics. The preferred treatment option was surgery. They need more information about causes and treatment.

Keywords: Gingival recession, cross-sectional, Saudi dentists, knowledge.

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Shahzeb Ansari, Nahar Altlasi, Abdullah Mahros, Farhan Alqahtani, Alwaleed Niazi, and Omar Gaber. Treating Gingival Recession; A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice among Saudi Dentists. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 9(1) 2023 pp. 001-008.