Ummadisetty Teja, Chava Vijay Kumar, Bhumanapalli Venkata Ramesh Reddy
Department of Periodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2016 Jul-Aug;20(4):472-475. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.184035.
The study aimed to assess the levels of awareness about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis among high-risk age group of the general population and to assess the attitude of general physicians in suggesting diabetic patients to visit a dentist.
A structured, closed-ended questionnaire either in English or in local language (Telugu) was distributed and collected from 203 patients who were willing to participate in the study attending the Department of Periodontics, Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Nellore, AP. Data were statistically analyzed and represented in percentages and number.
Only 49.8% of the sample population knew about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis and only 46% of the diabetic study population was suggested to visit a dentist by the physician.
There is an insufficient knowledge among the diabetic population regarding the mutual relationship. Only few physicians have suggested their diabetic patients to visit a dentist. As diabetic patients tend to visit a physician earlier than a dentist, it is their responsibility to educate and motivate their patients to seek dental treatment.
本研究旨在评估普通人群高危年龄组对糖尿病与牙周炎相互关系的知晓程度，并评估全科医生建议糖尿病患者看牙医的态度。
向203名愿意参与研究的患者发放并收集了一份结构化的封闭式问卷，问卷用英语或当地语言（泰卢固语）填写，这些患者来自安得拉邦内洛尔市纳拉亚纳牙科学院及医院牙周病科。对数据进行了统计分析，并以百分比和数字形式呈现。
只有49.8%的样本人群知道糖尿病与牙周炎的相互关系，只有46%的糖尿病研究人群被医生建议去看牙医。
糖尿病患者对这种相互关系的了解不足。只有少数医生建议他们的糖尿病患者去看牙医。由于糖尿病患者倾向于比看牙医更早去看医生，因此医生有责任教育和激励患者寻求牙科治疗。
