Knowledge and awareness of dental practitioners regarding zirconia implants in dentistryl

Aim: To evaluate knowledge and awareness of the dental practitioners regarding zirconia implants. Objective: To assess knowledge and awareness of the dental practitioners regarding zirconia implants. Background: Dental ceramics is one of the most preferred materials in modern fixed prosthodontics. As a material in dental medicine, zirconia was introduced in the 1970s when different types of coverage for dental implants were investigated. The first use of zirconia oxide was with small amounts of aluminium oxide, in glass- infiltration ceramics. This was further led to the development of CAD/CAM technology. Reason for study: This review is to help increase the awareness of the possible advantages and uses of zirconia in prosthodontics and to help increase advancements in the field to help improve the quality and functioning for patient satisfaction. Materials and methods: A questionnaire consisting of 14 questions, to evaluate knowledge and awareness of the dental practitioners regarding zirconia implants was prepared. This was circulated to the 90 practitioners and the responses were collected. Results: The responses for the 14 questions are represented as 14 pie charts, which were prepared using applications like survey plant and excel. The overall result showed that dentists were well aware of zirconia implants in dentistry. Conclusion: from this study we could conclude that practitioners have good awareness of zirconia and its uses in prosthodontics. To improve the awareness of the population that isn't aware of this more camps, seminars and educational programmes can be organised.