Patients Compliance and Follow-Up Rate after Tooth Extraction

Samra Faheem

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Abstract: Abiding to post-operative instructions properly may help rapid recovery from surgical procedure. The study aims to check the follow-up rate and compliance of patients who sternly follow the post-operative instructions after non-surgical permanent tooth extraction through health status of the socket. Study Design: This cross-sectional study involved 100 consenting patients was performed at dental OPDs of DOW University of Health Sciences Karachi. One week after procedure information about health status of socket was obtained through questionnaire and clinical examination. Data (age, gender, socket status) analyzed using Pearson’s chi square test with P-value ≤0.05 was considered significant. Out of 100 patients, 66 appear for follow-up where 34 remain absent. 66 patients who completed the study include 31 male and 34 female, with the mean age of 43.06±16.19 years from which 18 cases report poor socket status and 48 cases report good socket hygiene. No significant difference between age, gender, and socket status was reported (P › 0.05). This study showed no statistical association of age and gender with the health status of socket. Additionally, it highlights the need to properly educate patients on the effect of compliance and the various complications and factors affecting, after tooth extraction due to non-compliance.

Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Follow-up procedure; Patients compliance; Postoperative instructions; Tooth extraction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C12 D60 I11 I12 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-04-10, Revised 2017-05-15
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Published in IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) 5.16(2017): pp. 115-120

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