Hemalatha Doraisamy Murugesan, Melath Anil, Feroz Mohammed, Subair Kayakool, Mohandas Ashitha, Chandran Nanditha
Department of Periodontology, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Puducherry, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2020 May-Jun;24(3):271-275. doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_286_19. Epub 2020 May 4.
Systemic health is the fundamental right of any individual, and it cannot be attained or maintained without oral health. Oral cavity is the gateway and the mirror of health. This link is often ignored. This lack of understanding of the correlation between oral and systemic health often leads to the poor systemic health because of the poor oral status.
The aim of the study was to assess the awareness among the general public about periodontal diseases and its impact on systemic health.
A questionnaire with 15 questions including general awareness about periodontitis and its impact on systemic health were given to patients and were asked to select their preferred option of yes, no, and don't know. The awareness of the individuals was categorized based on their educational qualification, age, and gender as well.
The results obtained showed increased awareness among females, postgraduates, and 35-50 years group of individuals according to their category of gender, education, and age group, respectively.
There is always a strong influence of oral health on systemic well-being. This link among the two is often ignored and overlooked. Oral health upholds the overall well-being of the patient. Further studies need to be conducted on large scale population and camps need to be conducted to increase the awareness among the general public of periodontal diseases and their systemic impact.
全身健康是每个人的基本权利，没有口腔健康就无法实现或维持全身健康。口腔是健康的门户和镜子。这种联系常常被忽视。由于口腔状况不佳，对口腔与全身健康之间关联的这种缺乏了解往往会导致全身健康状况不佳。
本研究的目的是评估普通公众对牙周疾病及其对全身健康影响的认识。
向患者发放一份包含15个问题的问卷，这些问题包括对牙周炎的一般认识及其对全身健康的影响，并要求他们选择“是”“否”“不知道”这几个首选选项。个体的认识也根据其教育程度、年龄和性别进行了分类。
根据性别、教育程度和年龄组类别，分别在女性、研究生以及35至50岁年龄组个体中发现认识有所提高。
口腔健康对全身健康始终有很大影响。两者之间的这种联系常常被忽视和忽略。口腔健康维护着患者的整体健康。需要对大规模人群进行进一步研究，并开展相关活动以提高普通公众对牙周疾病及其全身影响的认识。
