Factors Affecting Patients' Atttendance for Periodontal Follow-up Visits after Crown Lengthening Surgery.
Oral Health Prev Dent
; 22: 237-248, 2024 Jul 11.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess adherence to follow-up maintenance visits among patients who had previously undergone crown-lengthening surgery and investigate the different factors impacting their compliance. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 314 patients were identified for follow-up appointments. Based on their responses, participants were categorised into four groups attendees, non-attendees, refusals, and unreachable. Furthermore, data on sociodemographic factors (age, sex, nationality, marital status, education, occupation, and residential area), medical history, dental history (including missing teeth, implants, or orthodontic treatment history), and past appointment attendance (average yearly appointments, missed appointment percentage, and last appointment date) were collected and analysed to understand their influence on patient compliance.RESULTS:
In a sample of 314 patients, 102 (32.5%) attended the appointments successfully. Improved attendance rates were significantly associated with being female, Saudi Arabian, married, and employed (p < 0.05). Moreover, patients with a high frequency of annual appointments and a recent history of appointments exhibited better compliance. None of the analysed dental factors affected the attendance rates.CONCLUSION:
About one-third of patients who had undergone crown lengthening surgery were compliant with the follow-up visits. Different factors influenced this compliance pattern to varying extents, with more efforts needed to enhance patients' commitment to these visits.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cooperação do Paciente
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Aumento da Coroa Clínica
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Estado Civil
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Health Prev Dent
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Oral health & preventive dentistry
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Oral health prev. dent
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article