Bone grafts utilized in dentistry: an analysis of patients' preferences.
BACKGROUND
Many procedures currently require the use of bone grafts to replace or recover bone volume that has been resorbed. However, the patient's opinion and preferences must be taken into account before implementing any treatment. Researchers have focused primarily on assessing the effectiveness of bone grafts rather than on patients' perceptions. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore patients' opinions regarding the different types of bone grafts used in dental treatments.


METHODS
One hundred patients were randomly chosen participated in the study. A standardized survey of 10 questions was used to investigate their opinions regarding the different types of bone grafts used in dental treatments. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the different variables, and absolute frequencies and percentages were used as summary measures. A value of p <0.05 was selected as the threshold for statistical significance.


RESULTS
The highest rate of refusal was observed for allografts and xenografts. The grafts with the lowest rates of refusal were autologous grafts (3 %) and alloplastics (2 %). No significant differences were found between the various types of bone grafts in the sociodemographic variables or the refusal/acceptance variable. Similarly, no significant relations were observed between a specific religious affiliation and the acceptance/refusal rates of the various types of graft.


CONCLUSIONS
Allografts and xenografts elicited the highest refusal rates among the surveyed patients, and autologous bone and alloplastics were the most accepted bone grafts. Moreover, no differences were found in the sociodemographic variables or religious affiliations in terms of the acceptance/refusal rates of the different bone grafts.
Research Centre in Dental Sciences, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt #112, 4781176, Temuco, Chile. ramon.fuentes@ufrontera.cl.
Ramón Fuentes
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Fernández
Research Centre in Dental Sciences, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt #112, 4781176, Temuco, Chile. cristina.bucchi@ufrontera.cl.
Cristina
C
Bucchi
Mathematics and Statistic Department, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. pablo.navarro@ufrontera.cl.
Pablo
P
Navarro
Research Centre in Dental Sciences, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt #112, 4781176, Temuco, Chile. victor.beltran@ufrontera.cl.
Víctor
V
Beltrán
Research Centre in Dental Sciences, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt #112, 4781176, Temuco, Chile. eduardo.borie@ufrontera.cl.|Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Dental School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. eduardo.borie@ufrontera.cl.
Eduardo
E
Borie
D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003813:Dentistry; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012067:Religion; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous