Orlando Valerie A, Johnson Lonnie R, Wilson Anne R, Maahs David M, Wadwa R Paul, Bishop Franziska K, Dong Fran, Morrato Elaine H
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Int J Dent. 2010;2010:942124. doi: 10.1155/2010/942124. Epub 2010 May 13.
Early onset and more advanced periodontal disease has been reported for children with diabetes. We surveyed oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among adolescents with diabetes in order to inform potential intervention strategies. Study subjects were youth (ages 12-19 years) with type 1 diabetes (N = 90) participating in a cohort study investigating determinants of periodontal disease at a regional pediatric diabetes specialty clinic. Over 90% of the youth had been instructed on how to brush and floss and had preventive dental care in the past year. However, 44% knew that periodontal disease is associated with diabetes and 32% knew that it can start in childhood with bleeding gums. Despite being at high risk for developing periodontal disease, the mean toothbrushing frequency was once per day and 42% did not floss. Significant opportunity exists for improving periodontal disease knowledge and adoption of preventive oral hygiene behaviors in adolescents with diabetes.
据报道，糖尿病患儿患早发性和更严重牙周病的几率更高。我们对糖尿病青少年的口腔健康知识、态度和行为进行了调查，以便为潜在的干预策略提供依据。研究对象为1型糖尿病青年（年龄12 - 19岁，N = 90），他们在一家地区儿科糖尿病专科诊所参与一项调查牙周病决定因素的队列研究。超过90%的青年在过去一年里接受过刷牙和使用牙线的指导，并且接受过预防性牙科护理。然而，44%的人知道牙周病与糖尿病有关，32%的人知道牙周病可能始于儿童期牙龈出血。尽管患牙周病的风险很高，但平均刷牙频率为每天一次，42%的人不使用牙线。改善糖尿病青少年的牙周病知识和采用预防性口腔卫生行为存在很大的机会。
