Patient self-reported perception and knowledge of periodontal disease

IF 3.1 2区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Journal of the American Dental Association Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.011

Jordan Pierce DDS, MS, Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino DDS, MS, Tabitha K. Peter BA, Emilio Couso-Queiruga DDS, MS, Michael Schmerman DDS, MS, Aniruddh Narvekar BDS, MS, Fernando Suárez-López del Amo DDS, MS

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Abstract

Background

Limited information is available about patient knowledge and perceptions of periodontal diseases. In this observational, survey-based study, the authors investigated patients’ understanding of periodontal diseases and their experience after periodontal therapy using self-reported oral health–related quality of life.

Methods

Patients receiving oral health care at the College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma, were recruited and surveyed about topics related to general knowledge, etiopathogenesis, treatment outcomes, level of treatment satisfaction, and oral health–related quality of life in the context of periodontal diseases. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistical methods.

Results

A total of 190 surveys were collected. The results showed that 19.6% of patients did not know whether they had received a diagnosis of periodontitis and 13.7% were unaware whether they had undergone any treatment for it. Patients who reported having periodontitis had a better understanding of what a periodontal pocket was than healthy patients (79% vs 48%) and agreed smoking tobacco products could worsen the condition (92% vs 69%). Patients who had received a diagnosis of periodontal disease were more concerned about their teeth (eg, esthetics, tooth loss, function, and discomfort) than healthy patients (84.3% vs 58.9%). Lastly, a strong association was found between patients’ total knowledge scores and positive attitude toward their dental health and periodontal therapy.

Conclusions

Patients generally have a limited understanding of their periodontitis diagnosis and treatment. However, those requiring advanced treatment had a better understanding of their condition compared with patients not treated for periodontitis.

Practical implications

Clinicians will dedicate more time to patient education about periodontal diseases.

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患者自我报告的牙周病感知和知识：一项观察性的、大学代表性的、基于调查的学术分析。

背景：关于患者对牙周病的认识和认知的信息有限。在这项基于观察性调查的研究中，作者通过自我报告的口腔健康相关生活质量调查了患者对牙周疾病的认识和牙周治疗后的经历。方法：招募俄克拉何马大学牙科学院接受口腔保健的患者，对牙周病患者的一般知识、发病机制、治疗结果、治疗满意度和口腔健康相关生活质量进行调查。收集的数据采用描述性和双变量统计方法进行分析。结果：共收集问卷190份。结果显示，19.6%的患者不知道自己是否接受过牙周炎诊断，13.7%的患者不知道自己是否接受过牙周炎治疗。报告患有牙周炎的患者比健康患者更了解什么是牙周袋（79%对48%），并同意吸烟烟草制品会使病情恶化（92%对69%）。被诊断为牙周病的患者比健康患者更关心他们的牙齿（如美观、牙齿脱落、功能和不适）（84.3%比58.9%）。最后，病患对牙齿健康及牙周治疗的积极态度与知识总分有显著的正相关。结论：患者对牙周炎的诊断和治疗了解有限。然而，与未接受牙周炎治疗的患者相比，那些需要进一步治疗的患者对自己的病情有更好的了解。实际意义：临床医生将投入更多的时间对患者进行牙周病教育。

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Journal of the American Dental Association 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

10.30%

发文量

221

审稿时长

34 days

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