22 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Patient Education Formats on Treatment Adherence and Denture Hygiene in Edentulous Patients: A Comparative Study
Youssef Abdullah Algarni1CDEFG, Rashmi S. Gupta2ABCEF, Lakshya Kumar3ABCEF, Khurshid Mattoo4ACDEF*, Syed M. Yassin5CDEFG, Mohammad Zahir Kota6CDEFG, Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig6CDEG, Mohammed Ibrahim6CDEFG, Suheel Manzoor Baba1CDEFG, Shadi Abdullah Hamzi7BCEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.944175
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944175
Table 2 Demographics associated with prosthodontics postgraduate students auxiliary survey.
| Variable | Total (N/%) | Year of study (N/%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | Second year | Third year | |||
| 366 (100.00) | N=112 (30.60) | N=174 (47.54) | N=80 (21.86) | ||
| Gender | Male | 215 (58.74) | 63 (56.26%) | 95 (54.59%) | 58 (72.5%) |
| Female | 151 (41.26) | 49 (43.74%) | 79 (45.40%) | 22 (27.5%) | |
| 102 | |||||
| PEM Instructions | CD | 68 | 16.25±5.39 | 16.55±6.58 | 31.53±6.98 |
| PD | 34 | 21.37±6.88 | 28.24±5.73 | 31.34±6.99 | |
| N – number; % – percentage; PEM – patient education and motivation; SD – standard deviation; CD – complete denture; PD – partial denture. | |||||