Penmetsa Gautami Subhadra, Praveen Gadde, Venkata Ramaraju Alluri
Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2019 Jul-Aug;23(4):362-366. doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_506_18.
Although regular patient education regarding the periodontal health/disease is advocated as a means of improving oral health, impregnable associations of periodontal knowledge and attitude with periodontal status have not been demonstrated.
In a cross-sectional study conducted, 2400 participants were surveyed using a specially designed pretested pro forma to evaluate the knowledge and attitude concerning periodontal health and disease. The oral exanimation included recording of oral hygiene index, gingival index (GI), community periodontal index (CPI), and loss of attachment. Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional review board. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21.0.
The mean age of the study population was 41.6 ± 9.5 years. The greater portion of individuals had high knowledge score (55.9%) and negative attitude (68.4%) toward periodontal health/disease. The mean oral hygiene index scores and GI scores were higher among individuals with high knowledge score and with negative attitude, and the differences were statistically significant among the groups. There was no difference in the mean plaque scores among individuals with different knowledge scores, but a higher score for individuals with negative attitude (1.24 ± 0.87) was evident. The proportion of individuals with healthy periodontium (score 0 for CPI and loss of attachment) had low knowledge score (54.3%); however, a positive attitude was elicited in 51.9% of the population.
High knowledge score and negative attitude were related to periodontal status in West Godavari. Therefore, it can be emphasized that the presence of a positive attitude plays a key role in achieving better periodontal status.
尽管提倡对患者进行定期的牙周健康/疾病教育以改善口腔健康，但牙周知识和态度与牙周状况之间的必然联系尚未得到证实。
在一项横断面研究中，使用专门设计并经过预测试的表格对2400名参与者进行了调查，以评估他们对牙周健康和疾病的知识与态度。口腔检查包括记录口腔卫生指数、牙龈指数（GI）、社区牙周指数（CPI）和附着丧失情况。获得了机构审查委员会的伦理批准。使用IBM SPSS 21.0版本对数据进行分析。
研究人群的平均年龄为41.6±9.5岁。大部分个体对牙周健康/疾病的知识得分较高（55.9%），但态度消极（68.4%）。知识得分高和态度消极的个体的平均口腔卫生指数得分和GI得分更高，且各组之间的差异具有统计学意义。不同知识得分的个体之间平均菌斑得分没有差异，但态度消极的个体得分更高（1.24±0.87）是明显的。牙周健康（CPI和附着丧失得分为0）的个体比例知识得分较低（54.3%）；然而，51.9%的人群表现出积极的态度。
在西戈达瓦里，高知识得分和消极态度与牙周状况有关。因此，可以强调积极态度的存在在实现更好的牙周状况方面起着关键作用。
