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La réhabilitation prothétique: évaluation des besoins dans les cabinets dentaires du Sénégal

Prosthetic rehabilitation: needs in Senegalese dental offices

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Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique

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L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer les besoins en prothèse dentaire au niveau des cabinets dentaires du Sénégal. L’enquête portait sur les sujets âgés de 15 ans et plus qui fréquentaient les cabinets dentaires du Sénégal. Le nombre moyen de dents absentes est de 4,4. Seulement 55,3 % des personnes de l’échantillon ont exprimé le besoin de prothèse dentaire et 81,8 % ont un besoin diagnostiqué en prothèse. Une différence statistiquement significative a été notée entre les besoins diagnostiqués et les besoins exprimés (p < 0,0001). En définitive, cette étude révèle que le besoin en traitement prothétique est réel dans les cabinets dentaires du Sénégal.

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Knowledge of dental prosthetic needs will develop strategies for prevention and treatment through a package of individual, community and professional policies. The aim of this study was to evaluate prosthetic needs in Senegalese dental offices. The survey was conducted among people aged 15 years and more attending Senegalese dental clinics. The mean number of missing teeth was 4.4. Only 55.3% of the sample expressed the need for dentures and 81.8% had a diagnosed need for prosthesis. A statistically significant difference was noticed between the needs diagnosed and the expressed needs (p < 0.0001). Finally, this study reveals that the need for prosthetic treatment is real in the Senegalese dental offices

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Mbodj, E.B., Diouf, M., Faye, D. et al. La réhabilitation prothétique: évaluation des besoins dans les cabinets dentaires du Sénégal. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. 104, 355–356 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13149-011-0142-8

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