21 February 2023: Clinical Research
Online Questionnaire-Based Study to Evaluate the Attitudes and Use of Rubber Dental Dams by Saudi Dental Practitioners
Saeed M. Alqahtani 1ADEF , Saurabh Chaturvedi 1ACEF , Ahmed Audah Alshahrani 2ADFG , Abdulrahman Mushabbab Alqahtani 3BDG , Afrah A. Almzher 3BDG , Raghad Ayed Alqhtani 3BDG , Bashayer Ali Alqhtani 3BDG , Hanan Qasem Alfaifi 3ABDG , Norah Mohammed Alshehri 3BDG* , Mohammed M. Al Moaleem 45EGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938672
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938672
Table 3 Responses of the study participants to the questions.
| Variables | Subcategory | No. of participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 103 (34.33%) |
| Male | 197 (65.67%) | |
| Place of work | Government | 219 (73.0%) |
| Private | 81 (27.0%) | |
| Occupation | Dental intern | 51 (17.0%) |
| Dental resident | 32 (10.67%) | |
| General practitioner | 92 (30.67%) | |
| Specialist/consultant | 125 (41.67%) | |
| Speciality/consultant | Endodontics | 16 (12.8%) |
| Prosthodontics | 74 (59.2%) | |
| Restorative dentistry | 35 (28.0%) | |
| Years of practice | 1–5 | 188 (62.67%) |
| 6–10 | 47 (15.67%) | |
| More than 10 | 65 (21.67%) | |
| Is rubber dam necessary during post and core procedure? | I do not know | 8 (2.67%) |
| No | 38 (12.67%) | |
| Yes | 254 (84.67%) | |
| Do you think using of rubber dam during post and core procedure has an impact on the success of endodontically treated tooth? | I do not know | 17 (5.67%) |
| No | 23 (7.67%) | |
| Yes | 260 (86.67%) | |
| Do you think you can achieve adequate isolation without conventional rubber dam? | No | 173 (57.67%) |
| Yes | 127 (42.33%) | |
| Did you use rubber dam during prefabricated post and core procedure? | Always | 123 (41.0%) |
| Never | 43 (14.33%) | |
| Rarely | 35 (11.67%) | |
| Sometimes | 99 (33.0%) | |
| Did you use rubber dam during all steps of casted (indirect) post and core procedure? | Always | 77 (25.67%) |
| Never | 85 (28.33%) | |
| Rarely | 38 (12.67%) | |
| Sometimes | 100 (33.33%) | |
| What kind of isolation method/s you use? | Cotton roll | 76 (25.33%) |
| Liquid dam | 22 (7.33%) | |
| Saliva ejector | 60 (20.0%) | |
| I always use rubber dam | 68 (22.66%) | |
| Cheek retractor | 18 (6.0%) | |
| I use all the methods | 56 (18.66%) | |
| Either you use/not use rubber dam, what in your opinion may be the reason/s for others/you, for not using the rubber dam during post and core procedure? | Cost | 56 (18.66%) |
| Time consuming | 61 (20.33%) | |
| Remaining tooth structure | 85 (28.33%) | |
| I don’t have enough training for using rubber dam | 34 (11.33%) | |
| Lack of knowledge | 36 (12.0%) | |
| Rubber dam not available in clinic | 28 (9.33%) | |
| Is the location of tooth affect your decision for using rubber dam during post and core procedure? | No | 123 (41.0%) |
| Yes | 177 (59.0%) | |
| Which location of teeth you can achieve adequate isolation without using rubber dam (n=177) | Lower posterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) |
| Lower posterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 4 (2.26%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth | 54 (30.51%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 17 (9.6%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth | 26 (14.69%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, lower posterior teeth | 4 (2.26%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth | 52 (29.38%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 12 (6.78%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) | |
| During your undergrad/residency do you feel you have enough training for using rubber dam? | No | 26 (8.67%) |
| To some extent | 113 (37.67%) | |
| Yes | 161 (53.67%) | |
| Do you want to know more about rubber dam and its application? | Maybe | 79 (26.33%) |
| No | 81 (27.0%) | |
| Yes | 140 (46.67%) | |
| What do you think the best way to enhance the knowledge about rubber dam? | Adding extra theory and clinical hours in bachelor of dental surgery training | 72 (24.0%) |
| Continuous dental education program lectures | 72 (24.0%) | |
| Workshops and hands-on training | 156 (52.0%) | |
| Do you recommend the use of rubber dam during post and core procedure? | Maybe | 51 (17.0%) |
| No | 13 (4.33%) | |
| Yes | 236 (78.67%) |