Demetriou N, Tsami-Pandi A, Parashis A
Stomatologia (Athenai). 1991 Sep-Dec;47(5-6):284-95.
The purpose of this study was the evaluation of clinical symptoms of periodontal disease in a sample of adult periodontal patients, that were presented for periodontal treatment in the private clinics of the authors during a period of ten years. A questionnaire was designed for this reason which included questions related to gingival bleeding, gingival enlargement, tooth migration and tooth mobility. 330 questionnaires were evaluated from a total of 1175 consisting a representative sample. The results have showed that the clinical symptoms that directed patients to look for periodontal treatment were (a) gingival bleeding when brushing or spontaneously (74.78%), (b) tooth mobility (65.65%), (c) presence of gingival enlargement (60%) and (d) tooth migration (36.96%). Comparison between positive answers, in all questions in relation with the presence of the clinical symptoms of periodontal disease showed significant differences between men and women. Furthermore, women were presented for appropriate periodontal treatment with the presence of two symptoms while men with the presence of three. In conclusion gingival bleeding when brushing or spontaneously is a symptom that is easily evaluated by the patient--as the results of this study indicated--provided he knows its significance. Therefore, emphasis must be given in informing the patients regarding its significance.
本研究的目的是评估成年牙周病患者样本中牙周病的临床症状，这些患者在十年期间到作者所在的私人诊所接受牙周治疗。为此设计了一份问卷，其中包括与牙龈出血、牙龈肿大、牙齿移位和牙齿松动有关的问题。在总共1175份问卷中，评估了330份，构成一个代表性样本。结果表明，促使患者寻求牙周治疗的临床症状有：(a)刷牙时或自发牙龈出血(74.78%)，(b)牙齿松动(65.65%)，(c)牙龈肿大(60%)，(d)牙齿移位(36.96%)。在与牙周病临床症状存在相关的所有问题中，阳性答案之间的比较显示男性和女性之间存在显著差异。此外，女性在出现两种症状时接受适当的牙周治疗，而男性则在出现三种症状时接受治疗。总之，正如本研究结果所示，刷牙时或自发牙龈出血是一种患者容易评估的症状，前提是他知道其重要性。因此，必须强调告知患者其重要性。
