LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE USE OF FOURTH GENERATION ADHESIVES AND UNIVERSAL ADHESIVES IN STUDENTS OF THE X SEMESTER OF THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, UCSM,AREQUIPA 2021.

Abstract

The general objective of this research is to compare the level of knowledge about the use of adhesives from fourth generation and universal adhesives that the students of the tenth semester have of the undergraduate degree of the UCSM School of Dentistry 2021. A quantitative, non-experimental, comparative cross-sectional research work was carried out. The study population was comprised of 85 students and all of them met the inclusion criteria, which answered the voluntary questionnaire that was previously validated by experts in the area. The statistical test applied for comparison was the U of Mann Whitney and for relation was the chi square test that was applied with a significance level of 5%. The results showed that for both adhesives from fourth generation (42,4%) and for universal adhesives (49,4%) the highest percentage of students achieved a regular level of knowledge, while the lowest percentage of students was constituted by high levels of knowledge (22,4) for adhesives from fourth generation and (21,2%) for universal adhesives. According to the statistical tests applied, it was determined there was not a significant statistical difference (P> 0.05), between the level of knowledge about the use of adhesives from fourth generation and universal adhesives that the students of the tenth semester have of the undergraduate degree of the UCSM School of Dentistry, therefore the null hypothesis was accepted.