FAKE NEWS, MYTHS AND REMEDIES REGARDING ORAL HEALTH CARE IN PATIENTS COMING TO A RIVATE TEACHING DENTAL HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN.

Authors

  • Zahid Hashim House Officer, Sardar Begum Dental College & Hospital Peshawar.
  • Syed Imran Gilani Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College & Hospital, Peshawar.
  • Sofia Kabir Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College & Hospital, Peshawar.
  • Muhammad Yasir Israr Resident Fellow Orthodontics Department, Sardar Begum Dental College & Hospital Peshawar.
  • Muhammad Asif Khan House Officer, Sardar Begum Dental College & Hospital Peshawar.
  • Madiha Riasat Periodontology, Department, KMU-Institute of Dental Sciences Kohat.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i03.211

Keywords:

Belive, mythes, fakenews, oral health.

Abstract

Objective:

To determive the frequent of myths and remedies rampant among the patients visiting a private teaching dental hospital.

Materials and Methods:

It was a cross-sectional study at SBDC Peshawar, Pakistan, of patients coming to the hospital in months of Sept-Oct 2019. They were questioned about wrong beliefs, erroneous remedies and fake news among the masses. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16.

Results:

The sample comprised of 250 adults with 66.8% males and 33.2% females. Mean age was found to be 29.87 with a SD of 11.36. Most common beliefs were that whiter teeth are sign of healthy teeth (77.3%) and intake of antibiotics is mandatory after every extraction and RCT (66.8%). Many believed that scaling can weaken teeth (44%) and amalgam can cause cancer (40.8%). did regular dental checkups were not regarded important by 40.8%. A large number of female population (51.8%) believed in false remedies like treating a painful tooth with clove oil, aspirin and salt water rinses.

Conclusion:

There is wide spread of misconception in public about oral health care and what constitutes a healthy dentition as well as the proper management of oral health diseases.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Zahid Hashim, Syed Imran Gilani, Sofia Kabir, Muhammad Yasir Israr, Muhammad Asif Khan, & Madiha Riasat. (2020). FAKE NEWS, MYTHS AND REMEDIES REGARDING ORAL HEALTH CARE IN PATIENTS COMING TO A RIVATE TEACHING DENTAL HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(03), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i03.211

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 03 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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