Kurt Demirsoy Kevser, Çalış Semi, Büyük Süleyman Kutalmış
Department of Orthodontics, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Nevşehir, Turkey.
Department of Orthodontics, Ordu University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu, Turkey.
Turk J Orthod. 2022 Mar;35(1):16-21. doi: 10.5152/TurkJOrthod.2022.20136.
This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and awareness of obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) about the presurgical orthopedic treatment of newborns with cleft lip and palate (CLP).
We conducted a 12-question survey by email to 532 OB-GYNs who were members of the Turkish Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Association. The participants were asked about their years in practice, region of practice, and knowledge of CLP and nasoalveolar molding (NAM).
A total of 141 OB-GYNs agreed to participate and completed the survey. Fifty-nine (42%) of 141 OB-GYNs had never heard of NAM treatment in newborns with CLP. Twenty-seven percent had information about NAM, and 23% referred newborns with CLP for NAM. No statistically significant difference existed in the knowledge level about the preoperative treatment of newborns with CLP between experienced and inexperienced OB-GYNs (P > .05).
The knowledge levels of OB-GYNs about NAM were insufficient. We hope that this study will provide more effective results in OB-GYNs referring newborns with CLP for NAM.
本研究旨在确定妇产科医生对唇腭裂(CLP)新生儿术前骨科治疗的知识水平和认知程度。
我们通过电子邮件对532名土耳其妇产科医师协会成员的妇产科医生进行了一项包含12个问题的调查。参与者被问及他们的执业年限、执业地区以及对唇腭裂和鼻牙槽塑形(NAM)的了解情况。
共有141名妇产科医生同意参与并完成了调查。141名妇产科医生中有59名(42%)从未听说过唇腭裂新生儿的鼻牙槽塑形治疗。27%的人了解鼻牙槽塑形,23%的人会将唇腭裂新生儿转诊接受鼻牙槽塑形治疗。经验丰富和经验不足的妇产科医生对唇腭裂新生儿术前治疗的知识水平没有统计学上的显著差异(P>.05)。
妇产科医生对鼻牙槽塑形的知识水平不足。我们希望这项研究能在妇产科医生将唇腭裂新生儿转诊接受鼻牙槽塑形治疗方面产生更有效的结果。