Evaluation of the Attitudes of Dentists in Isfahan toward Implant Systems, Their Familiarity and Satisfaction and Failure of Systems

  Considering the increasing rate of dental implant use, many general dental practitioners ask the question which system has the highest frequency of use and satisfaction rate so that they can decide on the use of one superior system, using other dentists' experience. This study evaluated dentists' experience in relation to the various implant systems. The present descriptive-analytical/cross-sectional study was carried out with the use of a questionnaire with 40 questions on different aspects of implant treatment. The questionnaire was handed in to 100 dental practitioners working in Isfahan, consisting of 51 general dentists, 21 prosthodontists and 28 oral and maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists. Data were analyzed with Chi-squared and Kruskal-Wallis tests (α = 0.05). There was no significant difference between general dentists and specialists in the selection of different system (p value = 0.417) and DIO system was the most frequently used system. Prosthodontists were significantly more successful in satisfying patients compared to surgeons, and surgeon were more successful than general dentists (p value = 0.02). There was no significant difference between dentists in relation to the most common failure reason (p value = 0.817); 88% of dentists believed that financial problem was the main reason in implant treatment rejection by the patients. Most of the dentists (65%) believed that patient satisfaction rate was moderate. DIO was the dominant implant system used due to its more favorable cost, quality and services