Awareness on use of iliac crest graft in implantology among dental practitioners- a question naire based survey.

Abstract

Introduction :Bone grafting is a popular surgical method used in orthopaedic surgery to help with bone repair. The most reliable therapeutic option for repairing and reconstructing  bone  for implant placement is autologous bone graft harvesting, and the iliac crest is the most common harvesting site.

Aim:The aim of this study is to evaluate the awareness about iliac crest grafting in implantology among dental practitioners.

Material and Methods:This study was done on an online google survey.This questionnaire based study was performed on dental specialists to analyze the awareness of iliac crest graft and its use in implantology and its correlation between demographic data.. The responses were collected ,tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis.There were three reviewers involved to examine the results of the study. The data included in the study was from June 2019-March 2020.

Results:Out of 103 dental practitioners who answered the survey 98.1% answered iliac crest as the prefered site for harvesting large amount of autogenous graft but there was no significance among different specialities(p-value 0.008).99% dental practitioners answered PCMB(Particulate Cancellous Bone Marrow) as the kind of graft harvested but there was no significance among different specialities(p-value 0.41).

Conclusion:This study concluded that dental practitioners were aware about iliac crest grafting in dental implant surgical procedures.However the levels of surgical expertise required for performing this procedure is inadequate among the respondents.More dental practitioners need to be trained in iliac crest graft harvesting.