DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.1966560 ISSN: 2636-8579

Dentists’ perceptions of factors influencing implant treatment demand according to tooth loss severity

Gözde Erimli, Melisa Akbudak, Cem Abdulkadir Gürgan
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Aims: This study evaluated dentists’ perceptions of implant treatment demand and investigated factors perceived to influence patients’ decisions regarding implant therapy based on tooth loss severity.Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 78 practicing dentists completed a validated 12-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all variables. Individual implant-related attitude items (Q8a-Q8f) were compared across five perceived tooth-loss categories using the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn’s test with Bonferroni adjustment. Subgroup analyses according to specialty and clinical experience were performed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Statistical significance was set at p

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