Hiba Farooq, Syeda Humal Bukhari, Munaza Riaz.
Myths associated with dental scaling (study done by pharmacy students/lecturer).
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;36(2):267-9.

An observational study was conducted to explore various myths prevailing about dental scaling and to see their prevalence among general population of Lahore. A structurally designed data collection proforma was used to gather data. Sample size of the study was one hundred. Two public and three private sector dental settings of Lahore were visited for this purpose. It was found out that majority of study subjects hesitated to get their teeth scaled when advised. Anxiety (26%), painful side effects (42%), high costs (32%) of getting scaling done were the main reasons for hesitation. Most of the respondents were found strong believers of myths irrespective of their age, status and gender. One myth was that scaling tends to increase gaps between teeth. Scaling loosens teeth 54% of the study subjects thought. These myths show lack of awareness about the importance of dental health among the study subjects.

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