Title Stavovi dentalnih tehničara o uporabi CAD/CAM tehnologije u fiksnoj protetici dentalne medicine u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji Title (english) Dental technicians’ attitudes towards CAD/CAM technology usage in fixed prosthodontics in Split-Dalmatia County Author Mario Stipić Mentor Davor Seifert (mentor)Committee member Darko Kero (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Ivana Medvedec Mikić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Livia Cigić (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Split Defense date and country 2020, Croatia Scientific / art field, BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Abstract Ciljevi: istražiti koliko dentalnih tehničara u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji koristi CAD/CAM tehnologiju pri izradi fiksnoprotetskih radova i kakvi su stavovi tehničara i educiranost o njenom korištenju.
Materijali i metode: Ovo presječno istraživanje je temeljeno na anketnom upitniku namijenjenom dentalnim tehničarima koji rade u dentalnim laboratorijima i srednjim školama koje obrazuju dentalne tehničare u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji Republike Hrvatske i provedeno je u razdoblju od 7. siječnja do 16. ožujka 2020. godine. Anketni upitnici su ispunjavani samostalno i anonimno. Podaci su statistički obrađeni računalnim programom IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows verzije 25.0 uz razinu statističke značajnosti (α) od 0,05.
Rezultati: CAD/CAM tehnologiju za izradu fiksnoprotetskih radova koristi ili je koristilo dvije trećine od ispitanih 54 dentalnih tehničara. Većina tehničara (55,56%) koji ne koriste i nisu koristili CAD/CAM tehnologiju istu planira uskoro početi koristiti. Dvije trećine tehničara koji koriste ili su koristili CAD/CAM tehnologiju planira uskoro unaprijediti ili zamijeniti CAD/CAM uređaje. CAD/CAM tehnologiju većina je dentalnih tehničara (61,11%) počela koristiti nakon 2015. godine. Većina tehničara (77,78%) koristi obje komponente CAD/CAM tehnologije. Razina je edukacije o korištenju CAD/CAM tehnologije niska. Stav je tehničara da se kvalitetniji otisak dobije intraoralnim skenerom u odnosu na otisak elastomerom. Fiksnoprotetske radove izrađene CAD/CAM tehnologijom tehničari smatraju kvalitetnijim od radova izrađenih tradicionalnim tehnikama, a sličnima po estetici i dugotrajnosti. Financijski trošak nabave CAD/CAM uređaja najčešće je navedena mana (75,93%), a većina tehničara smatra CAD/CAM tehniku rada značajno bržom od konvencionalnih tehnika (94,44%). Dentalni tehničari s manje radnog iskustva educiraniji su o CAD/CAM tehnologiji (p<0,001) i više ih ju koristi (p=0,036) od tehničara s više radnog iskustva. Tehničari koji rade u privatnom sektoru češće koriste CAD/CAM tehnologiju nego oni koji rade u javnom ili javnom i privatnom sektoru istovremeno (p<0,001). Tehničari koji koriste CAD/CAM tehnologiju više su se dodatno educirali o istoj (p=0,001), ali nemaju stav da daje kvalitetnije fiksnoprotetske radove ili radove bolje estetike ili veće dugotrajnosti.
Zaključci: CAD/CAM tehnologiju za izradu fiksnoprotetskih radova koristilo je ili koristi dvije trećine dentalnih tehničara Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji, a velik porast korištenja je od 2015. godine. Optimističan je pogled dentalnih tehničara na kvalitetu, estetiku i dugotrajnost fiksnoprotetskih radova izrađenih CAD/CAM tehnikom izrade i kvalitetu otiskivanja intraoralnim skenerom. Utvrđena je razina edukacije o korištenju CAD/CAM tehnologije niska.
Abstract (english) Objectives: to investigate how many dental technicians in Split-Dalmatia County use CAD/CAM technology for manufacturing fixed dental prostheses and evaluate the attitude and level of education of the aforementioned.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional research was based on a questionnaire intended for dental technicians working in dental laboratories and high schools educating dental technicians in Split-Dalmatia County of Republic of Croatia and took place from 7th January until 16th March, 2020. The questionnaire was answered anonymously and single-handedly. The data was statistically analyzed using computer software IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows version 25.0 with significance level (α) set to 0,05.
Results: CAD/CAM technology for manufacturing fixed dental prosthesis is used or was used by two-thirds of 54 questioned dental technicians. Most technicians (55,56%) who do not use and have not used CAD/CAM technology are planning soon to start using it. Two-thirds of dental technicians who use or were using CAD/CAM technology are planning soon to upgrade or replace CAD/CAM machines. Most dental technicians (61,11%) started to use CAD/CAM technology after 2015. Most dental technicians (77,78%) use both components of CAD/CAM technology. The level of education for using CAD/CAM technology is low. Technicians regard impressions made by intraoral scanner better than elastomeric impressions. Fixed dental prostheses made using CAD/CAM technology are considered to be of higher quality than conventionally made fixed dental prostheses, yet similar regarding esthetics and longevity. The expense of buying CAD/CAM machines is the most frequently remarked flaw (75,93%) and most dental technicians consider CAD/CAM manufacturing significantly faster than conventional techniques (94,44%). Dental technicians with less work experience are more educated (p<0,001) about and more frequent users (p=0,036) of CAD/CAM technology than technicians with more work experience. Technicians working in the private sector are more frequent users of CAD/CAM technology than technicians working in public or public and private sectors simultaneously (p<0,001). Technicians using or who used CAD/CAM technology have more additional education about it (p=0,001) but do not regard that it produces fixed dental prosthesis of higher quality, better esthetics or longer longevity.
Conclusions: CAD/CAM technology for manufacturing fixed dental prostheses is used or was used by two-thirds of dental technicians in Split-Dalmatia County with a significant increase in usage from 2015. Technicians have an optimistic attitude towards the quality, esthetics and longevity of fixed dental prostheses made by CAD/CAM technology and the quality of impressions made by intraoral scanner. The level of education for using CAD/CAM technology is low.
Keywords
Dentalna proteza
Računalno oblikovanje
Znanje o zdravlju
Zubni tehničari
Keywords (english)
Dental Prosthesis
Computer-Aided Design
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice
Dental Technicians
Language croatian URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:171:288342 Study programme Title: Dental Medicine Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2020-11-20 11:55:47
