AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightDespite limited information on its effectiveness for TMJD, dentists are willing to refer TMJD patients to chiropractors, indicating potential for collaborative practice in managing TMJD.
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Abstract
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perspectives of dentists in Türkiye regarding chiropractic treatment. Material-Method: Fifty-nine dentists from Istanbul participated voluntarily. Data were collected via an online survey designed by the researchers, which included questions on knowledge of chiropractic treatment, its effectiveness, required education level, qualified professionals, its effectiveness in temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD), and attitudes towards referring TMJD patients for chiropractic treatment. Results: Among the dentists surveyed, 84.7% reported knowledge of chiropractic treatment, 62.7% had received chiropractic treatment, and 67.8% would refer patients if adequately informed. Additionally, 49.2% viewed chiropractic treatment as adjunctive, 67.8% believed chiropractic education should be at the doctoral level, and 59.3% thought physiotherapists should perform chiropractic treatment. Dentists were largely unaware of the scientific efficacy of chiropractic treatment for TMJD, yet 94.9% would refer TMJD patients to a trained chiropractor. Conclusion: The study found that dentists are generally open to chiropractic treatment, familiar with it, and consider it an adjunctive therapy. They support chiropractic education at the doctoral level and believe physiotherapists should administer the treatment. Despite limited information on its effectiveness for TMJD, dentists are willing to refer TMJD patients to chiropractors, indicating potential for collaborative practice in managing TMJD.