Department of Periodontics, M. R. Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2013 Apr-Jun;57(2):92-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.114992.
In the recent decades, periodontal disease has been identified as a risk factor for pre-term deliveries. Hence, it is important to evaluate the awareness of health-care providers of the association between periodontal diseases and pre-term birth. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to random samples representing general medical practitioners (GMPs), general dental practitioners (GDPs) and Gynecologists for this study. A knowledge score was calculated for correct answers to 11 survey questions related to oral health effects during pregnancy and compared among the three groups. In this study, 133 physicians, 135 dentists and 100 Gynecologists completed the questionnaire. More GDPs (67.4%) than GMPs (56.4%) and Gynecologists (63%) reported there was an association between periodontal disease and pre-term low birth weight. Efforts to increase this awareness may prove valuable in improving preventive care during pregnancy.
在最近几十年中，牙周病已被确定为早产的一个风险因素。因此，评估医疗保健提供者对牙周疾病与早产之间关联的认识非常重要。这项研究向普通内科医生（GMP）、普通牙医（GDP）和妇科医生的随机样本分发了一份自我管理问卷。对与怀孕期间口腔健康影响相关的 11 个调查问题的正确答案进行了知识评分，并在这三个组之间进行了比较。在这项研究中，有 133 名医生、135 名牙医和 100 名妇科医生完成了问卷。与 GMP（56.4%）和妇科医生（63%）相比，更多的 GDP（67.4%）报告称牙周病与早产低体重之间存在关联。提高这种认识的努力可能有助于改善怀孕期间的预防保健。
