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Dentistry Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI:10.3390/dj13030120

Patrícia Manarte-Monteiro, Maria Vittoria Buscemi, Joana Domingues, Liliana Teixeira, Bernardo Lemos, Lígia Pereira da Silva

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背景/目的：评估和比较葡萄牙费尔南多-佩索阿大学（UFP）大学生对腐蚀性牙齿磨损（ETW）的认识和态度。方法：横断面、前瞻性试验经葡萄牙费尔南多佩索阿大学伦理委员会批准，进行横断面前瞻性试点研究，向该大学2023-2024学年的所有学生发放双语（英语和葡萄牙语）在线自填问卷。在方便抽样的基础上，共招募了 344 名学生，分为牙科学生（DSs）和非医科学生（NMSs）两组。参与者自愿回答了人口统计学问题、15个关于ETW知识的真/假/不知道问题，以及10个积极的陈述，根据5点李克特量表对ETW的态度进行评分。通过非参数检验得出 DSs 组和 NMSs 组的得分差异，通过皮尔逊系数得出知识和态度之间的相关性，P < 0.05 则认为差异显著。结果共有 251 名（72.9%）学生参与了调查，但只有 245 名（71.2%）学生完成了调查。DSs 的知识和态度得分（Md = 12.0; IQR 11.0-13.0 和 Md = 43.0; IQR 40.0-48.0）高于 NMSs（Md = 8.0; IQR 6.0-10.0 和 Md = 41.0; IQR 38.0-46.0）（p < 0.001; p = 0.019）。态度得分在性别、年龄、国籍和学年方面显示出相似的结果（P > 0.05）。DSs 学生（Md = 12.0，IQR 11.0-12.0）的中等知识水平高于 NMSs 学生（Md = 10.0，IQR 9.0-10.0）（p < 0.001）。单科学生和非单科学生在态度水平分布上存在差异（P < 0.001）。结论本次调查强调了非军事人员对电子贸易福利知识的需求，但尤其需要采取措施，促进所有大学生、单亲家庭学生和非军事人员对电子贸易福利持更积极的态度。该调查为了解 ETW 的人口统计特征、响应率、知识和态度得分提供了宝贵的信息，对未来的研究而言，在类似人群中实施多中心设计非常重要。

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Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Erosive Tooth Wear Among Students of a Portuguese University: Pilot Survey.

Background/Objectives: To assess and compare the knowledge of and attitudes toward erosive tooth wear (ETW) among university students at the Portuguese University Fernando Pessoa (UFP). Methods: Cross-sectional, prospective pilot study approved by the UFP-Ethics Committee for a bilingual (English and Portuguese) online self-administered questionnaire displayed to all UFP students of the 2023-2024 academic year. Two groups were recruited, dental students (DSs) and non-medical students (NMSs), based on a convenience sample of 344 students. Participants voluntarily answered demographic questions, 15 true/false/do not know questions between knowledge of ETW, and 10 positive statements to score the attitude toward ETW based on a 5-point Likert scale. Differences in scores for DSs and NMSs groups by non-parametric tests and the correlation between knowledge of and attitudes by the Pearson coefficient were considered significant for p < 0.05. Results: A total of 251 (72.9%) students participated, but only 245 (71.2%) fulfilled the survey. The knowledge and attitude scores of the DSs (Md = 12.0; IQR 11.0-13.0 and Md = 43.0; IQR 40.0-48.0) were higher (p < 0.001; p = 0.019) than those of NMSs (Md = 8.0; IQR 6.0-10.0 and Md = 41.0; IQR 38.0-46.0). The attitudes score showed similar (p > 0.05) results for gender, age, nationality, and curricular year. Moderate level of knowledge was higher (p < 0.001) for DSs (Md = 12.0, IQR 11.0-12.0) than for NMSs (Md = 10.0, IQR 9.0-10.0) students. DSs and NMSs revealed differences in attitude level distribution (p < 0.001). Conclusions: This survey highlighted the need for knowledge on ETW among NMSs, but especially the high need for measures to promote more positive attitudes toward ETW among all university students, DSs, and NMSs. It provided valuable insights into the demographic characteristics, response rate, knowledge, and attitude scores of ETW with the implementation of multicenter designs applied to similar populations being important for future research.