{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4400536604","doi":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","title":"Community social responsibility of continued and appropriate use of silver amalgam as dental restorative material in southern India: A cross-sectional study","display_name":"Community social responsibility of continued and appropriate use of silver amalgam as dental restorative material in southern India: A cross-sectional study","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-06-27","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4400536604","doi":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","doi":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239046","display_name":"F1000Research","issn_l":"2046-1402","issn":["2046-1402"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320357","host_organization_name":"Faculty of 1000","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320357","https://openalex.org/P4310320547"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Faculty of 1000","Taylor & Francis"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"F1000Research","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5028212442","display_name":"Ramprasad Vasthare Prabhakar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-7069","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-7069"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I164861460","display_name":"Manipal Academy of Higher Education","ror":"https://ror.org/02xzytt36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ramprasad Vasthare","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-7069","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054513256","display_name":"Nidambur Vasudev Ballal","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-9443","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-9443"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I164861460","display_name":"Manipal Academy of Higher Education","ror":"https://ror.org/02xzytt36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nidambur Vasudev Ballal","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India","Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-9443","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5044010849","display_name":"Prajna Pramod Nayak","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-7130","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-7130"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I164861460","display_name":"Manipal Academy of Higher Education","ror":"https://ror.org/02xzytt36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Prajna P Nayak","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-7130","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5056078606","display_name":"Pujan Kamath","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405266445","display_name":"Indian Dental Association","ror":"https://ror.org/02zvmba79","country_code":"IN","type":"other","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405266445"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pujan Kamath","raw_affiliation_strings":["Indian Dental Association, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","Indian Dental Association, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Indian Dental Association, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405266445"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Indian Dental Association, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405266445"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5025401927","display_name":"Nishu Singla","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-8092","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-8092"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I164861460","display_name":"Manipal Academy of Higher Education","ror":"https://ror.org/02xzytt36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nishu Singla","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-8092","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5035508109","display_name":"Thrisha Hegde","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I164861460","display_name":"Manipal Academy of Higher Education","ror":"https://ror.org/02xzytt36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Thrisha Hegde","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5044010849"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I164861460"],"apc_list":{"value":1350,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1350},"apc_paid":{"value":1350,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1350},"fwci":0.3906,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.52156708,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":87,"max":93},"biblio":{"volume":"11","issue":null,"first_page":"1061","last_page":"1061"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10113","display_name":"Dental materials and restorations","score":0.9804999828338623,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3500","display_name":"General Dentistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10113","display_name":"Dental materials and restorations","score":0.9804999828338623,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3500","display_name":"General Dentistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10536","display_name":"Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments","score":0.007000000216066837,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3504","display_name":"Oral Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12145","display_name":"Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques","score":0.0017999999690800905,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3504","display_name":"Oral Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/35","display_name":"Dentistry"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dental-restorative-materials","display_name":"dental restorative materials","score":0.953000009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mercury-poisoning","display_name":"mercury toxicity","score":0.8289999961853027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mercury-waste-management","display_name":"mercury waste management","score":0.7440000176429749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/soft-tissue-lesions","display_name":"soft tissue lesions","score":0.6470000147819519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/udupi-district","display_name":"Udupi district","score":0.6200000047683716}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C51795115","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182574","display_name":"Amalgam (chemistry)","level":3,"score":0.6274062991142273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199343813","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12128","display_name":"Dentistry","level":1,"score":0.5931713581085205},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.5618924498558044},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142052008","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954027","display_name":"Cross-sectional study","level":2,"score":0.5399231314659119},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777777548","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206040","display_name":"Mercury (programming language)","level":2,"score":0.516934335231781},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99454951","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932068","display_name":"Environmental health","level":1,"score":0.4242396056652069},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C512399662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505712","display_name":"Family medicine","level":1,"score":0.331943154335022},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.08960148692131042},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C147789679","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11372","display_name":"Physical chemistry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17525397","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176140","display_name":"Electrode","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","doi":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239046","display_name":"F1000Research","issn_l":"2046-1402","issn":["2046-1402"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320357","host_organization_name":"Faculty of 1000","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320357","https://openalex.org/P4310320547"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Faculty of 1000","Taylor & Francis"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"F1000Research","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:91c025a8af5a471d8f70389095b58316","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/91c025a8af5a471d8f70389095b58316","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"F1000Research, Vol 11 (2024)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","doi":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122690.5","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239046","display_name":"F1000Research","issn_l":"2046-1402","issn":["2046-1402"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","oarl","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320357","host_organization_name":"Faculty of 1000","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320357","https://openalex.org/P4310320547"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Faculty of 1000","Taylor & Francis"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"F1000Research","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.9476000070571899}],"study_designs":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study","display_name":"Observational Study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":36,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W87479312","https://openalex.org/W100475595","https://openalex.org/W1772818380","https://openalex.org/W1974004208","https://openalex.org/W1975489389","https://openalex.org/W1978473849","https://openalex.org/W1993011194","https://openalex.org/W2001700012","https://openalex.org/W2005201861","https://openalex.org/W2009000093","https://openalex.org/W2016129011","https://openalex.org/W2022079263","https://openalex.org/W2032590644","https://openalex.org/W2046658953","https://openalex.org/W2068883143","https://openalex.org/W2069878417","https://openalex.org/W2094907984","https://openalex.org/W2107939570","https://openalex.org/W2110854335","https://openalex.org/W2129866501","https://openalex.org/W2129891128","https://openalex.org/W2135003215","https://openalex.org/W2138422195","https://openalex.org/W2159869917","https://openalex.org/W2319080898","https://openalex.org/W2328464584","https://openalex.org/W2409577586","https://openalex.org/W2414398578","https://openalex.org/W2527208754","https://openalex.org/W2565629315","https://openalex.org/W2585028543","https://openalex.org/W2894992544","https://openalex.org/W2993847956","https://openalex.org/W3039827408","https://openalex.org/W3200654661","https://openalex.org/W6887708586"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W6887708586","https://openalex.org/W3127648905","https://openalex.org/W4313299891","https://openalex.org/W2947041771","https://openalex.org/W2552537445","https://openalex.org/W2310991119","https://openalex.org/W2325027060","https://openalex.org/W1516632627","https://openalex.org/W4293228467","https://openalex.org/W4210303287"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Background":[0],"For":[1],"more":[2,146],"than":[3,150],"150":[4],"years,":[5],"dental":[6,14,44,58],"amalgam":[7,104],"(DA)":[8],"has":[9],"been":[10],"popular":[11],"as":[12,85,113],"a":[13,41,86,114],"restorative":[15,87],"material.":[16,88],"Many":[17],"organizations":[18],"oppose":[19],"its":[20,191,206],"use":[21,37,79,101,163],"due":[22],"to":[23,33,167,232],"perceived":[24],"toxicity":[25,112,169,215],"and":[26,56,80,110,122,143,170,177,195,216,220,241],"environmental":[27,171],"concerns.":[28,172],"Hence,":[29],"this":[30],"study":[31,50],"aimed":[32],"explore":[34],"the":[35,107,134,137,154,162,197],"continued":[36,207],"of":[38,60,74,78,82,92,100,102,136,153,164,183],"DA":[39,84,145,165,189],"from":[40],"South":[42],"Indian":[43],"practitioners\u2019":[45],"perspective.":[46],"Methods":[47],"This":[48,209],"cross-sectional":[49],"was":[51,69,95],"conducted":[52],"among":[53],"fifty-two":[54],"private":[55],"public":[57],"practitioners":[59,202],"Udupi":[61],"district":[62],"in":[63],"Southern":[64],"India.":[65],"A":[66],"self\u2011administered":[67],"questionnaire":[68],"distributed,":[70],"that":[71,157,200],"involved":[72],"assessment":[73],"their":[75,211,222],"preferences,":[76],"continuation":[77,99,182],"concerns":[81,212],"using":[83,119],"The":[89],"percentage":[90],"contribution":[91],"each":[93],"variable":[94],"calculated.":[96],"Preferences":[97],"for":[98,190],"silver":[103],"based":[105],"upon":[106],"age,":[108],"experience":[109,180],"mercury":[111,168,214,236,238],"risk":[115],"factor":[116],"were":[117,130],"analyzed":[118],"Students-t":[120],"test":[121],"Fisher\u2019s":[123],"Exact":[124],"Test":[125],"test.":[126],"Results":[127],"Most":[128],"dentists":[129,234],"satisfied":[131],"(87%)":[132],"with":[133,174,188],"results":[135],"DA,":[138],"found":[139,144,199],"minimal":[140,192],"failures":[141],"(96%)":[142],"economical":[147],"(89%).":[148],"More":[149],"half":[151],"(54%)":[152],"participants":[155],"reported":[156],"they":[158],"would":[159],"not":[160,204],"continue":[161],"owing":[166],"Dentists":[173],"higher":[175],"age":[176],"longer":[178],"clinical":[179],"preferred":[181],"DA.":[184],"Conclusions":[185],"Despite":[186],"satisfaction":[187],"failure,":[193],"longevity":[194],"affordability,":[196],"authors":[198],"most":[201],"did":[203],"prefer":[205],"usage.":[208],"highlights":[210],"over":[213],"soft":[217],"tissue":[218],"lesions":[219],"accentuates":[221],"community":[223],"social":[224],"responsibility.":[225],"There":[226],"is":[227],"also":[228],"an":[229],"urgent":[230],"need":[231],"educate":[233],"on":[235],"hygiene,":[237],"waste":[239],"management":[240],"disposal.":[242]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-12T12:28:57.059296","created_date":"2024-07-12T00:00:00"}