Title

Knowledge and perspectives on osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis among the Riyadh Elm dental community

Authors

Abbasi Begum Meer Rownaq Ali^1,*, Shaden Nife Abdullah Al Omary¹, Afnan Abdulmalek Qaseem Ali¹, Reem Farhan Aqeel Alanazi¹, Hina Kausher¹, Tamam Altrkawi² & Oubada M.R Suliman³

Affiliation

¹Department of Applied Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medical Sciences, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh- Kingdom Saudi Arabia; ²Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine and Dentistry Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh- Kingdom Saudi Arabia; ³Department of Prosthodontics, College of Medicine and Dentistry Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh- Kingdom Saudi Arabia; *Corresponding author

Email

Abbasi Begum Meer Rownaq Ali - E-mail: abbasi.begum@riyadh.edu.sa
Shaden Nife Abdullah Al Omary - E-mail: shaden.n.alamri2021@student.riyadh.edu.sa
Afnan Abdulmalek Qaseem Ali - E-mail: afnan.a.ali2021@student.riyadh.edu.sa
Reem Farhan Aqeel Alanazi - E-mail: reem.a.alanazi2019@student.riyadh.edu.sa
Hina Kausher - E-mail: hina.kausher@riyadh.edu.sa
Tamam Altrkawi - E-mail: dr.tammam@riyadh.edu.sa
Oubada M R Suliman - E-mail: oubada.suleiman@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

The osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) is a novel and effective treatment option for patients with end-stage corneal disorders who have a poor prognosis for conventional corneal transplantation. Therefore, it is of interest to understand the level of awareness, knowledge and perception among the dental professionals about their potential role in Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis. Background characteristics of the participants and responses for the knowledge, practice and awareness of OOKP were analysed using descriptive analysis. The association between different variables was determined via the Chi-square test. Majority of the study population are unaware of the term OOKP. There was a positive correlation with the years of experience, knowledge and awareness among the study population. Thus, data shows a growing need for increasing the knowledge awareness among the dental fraternity about OOKP.

Keywords

Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP), corneal disorders, vision restoration, dental professionals

Citation

Ali et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5299-5304 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.