Patients Perceived Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Dental Abscess Management in Periurban District, Ghana.

Kingsley Adeoye DamilareDavid AbassDavid Antwi-AgyeiFrederick Osei-OwusuEbenezer AhenkanKwame Adu Okyere BoaduRichard Okyere Boadu

Published in: BioMed research international (2022)

Most DAPs believe that dental caries was the main cause of dental abscess. DAPs sought late medical care, after they have tried a failed alternative treatment. DAPs expressed satisfaction with reception, equipment and materials, and medicines used. Majority of the patients rated the cost of dental care in the facility as affordable.

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