EVALUATION OF THE USAGE PREVALENCE AND KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF THE DENTISTS ABOUT ORAL SCANNERS AND 3D PRINTERS

Abstract

The recent study aimed to evaluate the knowledge levels of dentists on intraoral scanners and 3D printers with their usage prevalence of them in Türkiye.A link to the survey was sent via e-mail to 1782 dentists in different branches who participated in this survey, which had 27 questions in four subgroups, including demographic information, general digital dentistry, intraoral scanners, and 3D printers. The total number of dentists who answered the questionnaire was determined as 305. Considering the distribution of the ages, %21.3 (n=65) of the participants were 23-28 years, %32.1 (n=98) were 29-35 years, and %46.6 (n=142) were 36 and over years. A statistically significant difference was found in the use of intraoral scanners and 3D printers in workplaces (p<0.001, p<0.001). A statistically significant difference was found regarding branches in intraoral scanner usage. While the rate of using intraoral scanners by 54.5% of restorative dentists is higher than other branches (p<0.001), orthodontists were found to be more active users of 3D printers (47.9%, p=0.001). According to the results of our study, it has been observed that dentists generally obtain information about intraoral scanners and 3D printers through individual efforts and only a few dentists in Türkiye can integrate these devices into their everyday practices.

Keywords

• Digital dentstry
• intraoral scanner
• 3d printer

DİŞ HEKİMLERİNİN AĞIZ İÇİ TARAYICI VE 3B YAZICILAR İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ SEVİYELERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, diş hekimlerinin ağız içi tarayıcılar ve 3B yazıcılar hakkındaki bilgi düzeylerini ve Türkiye'de kullanım yaygınlıklarını değerlendirmektir. Demografik bilgiler, genel dijital diş hekimliği, ağız içi tarayıcılar ve 3B yazıcılar olmak üzere dört alt grupta 27 sorudan oluşan bu ankete katılan farklı branşlardaki 1782 diş hekimine anket linki e-posta ile gönderilmiştir. Anketi yanıtlayan toplam diş hekimi sayısı 305 olarak belirlenmiştir. Yaş dağılımına bakıldığında katılımcıların %21.3 (n=65)'i 23-28 yaş arası, %32.1 (n=98)'i 29-35 yaş arası, %46.6 (n=142) 36 yaş ve üzerindeydi. İşyerlerinde ağız içi tarayıcı ve 3B yazıcı kullanımında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulundu (p<0.001, p<0.001). Ağız içi tarayıcı kullanımında branşlara göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulundu. Restoratif diş hekimlerinin %54.5'inin ağız içi tarayıcı kullanma oranı diğer branşlara göre daha yüksek (p<0.001) iken, ortodontistlerin 3B yazıcıları daha aktif kullandıkları (%47.9, p=0.001) bulundu. Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre, diş hekimlerinin genellikle ağız içi tarayıcılar ve 3B yazıcılar hakkında bireysel çabalarla bilgi edindiği ve Türkiye'de az sayıda diş hekiminin bu teknolojileri günlük uygulamalarına entegre edebildiği görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Ağız içi tarayıcı
• 3 boyutlu yazıcı
• Dijital diş hekimliği

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