Abstract
Abstract Introduction: The benefits of using bone grafts have been known for half a century. Bone grafting is defined as a surgical procedure that involves the transplantation of bone to repair a deficit or missing bone tissue. These bone substitutes can be classified into several main categories depending on their source. Aims: The purpose of this research is to inspect the Saudi population’s preferences and opinions regarding different types of bone graft materials. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a structured questionnaire in the Arabic language includes demographic data such as age, gender, and educational level, along with other close-ended questions to record participants’ responses regarding the acceptance and refusal of various types of bone substitutes. The targeted population is the Saudi community. In addition, a total of 2791 Saudi individuals participated in this study. Results and Discussion: The overall acceptance of undergoing bone graft procedure is 94%. Furthermore, the acceptance ratio for autografts, xenografts, allografts, and alloplasts was: 78%, 74%, 51%, and 46%, respectively. The xenograft (54%) had the highest rate of refusal, followed by allografts (49%), alloplast (26%), and intraoral autograft (22%) being the least refused bone graft. Conclusion: The xenograft (54%) had the highest rate of refusal, followed by allografts (49%), alloplast (26%), and intraoral autograft (22%) being the least refused bone graft. Furthermore, gender, age, and educational level could not be statistically studied due to the female, high educational level, and 18–35 age group predominance in this study.
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