Shreenidhi S, Veeraraghavan Vishnu Priya, Gayathri R, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Kavitha S
Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2022 Nov;13(Suppl 1):S330-S334. doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_400_22. Epub 2022 Nov 30.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels. Periodontal problems, bleeding gums, dry mouth, and gingival hyperplasia are common oral manifestations seen in cardiovascular-related problems. To assess the extent of awareness and knowledge, the general public has toward the oral manifestation related to that of CVDs. A questionnaire was distributed among the general public in relation to that of the extent of awareness and knowledge of oral manifestations with regard to CVD. A total of 161 responses were collected from the survey. The collected data were compiled and analyzed by the SPSS software; the Pearson Chi-square test was done where < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study showed that 65.22% of the population is aware of the types of CVD. About 59.63% of the population do not know that periodontal problems lead to cardiovascular problems. About 39.75% have vague knowledge about the maintenance of poor oral health causing cardiovascular problems. The study concluded that the general public is not much aware of the oral manifestations related to that of CVDs.
心血管疾病（CVDs）是影响心脏和血管的病症。牙周问题、牙龈出血、口干和牙龈增生是在心血管相关问题中常见的口腔表现。为了评估公众对与心血管疾病相关的口腔表现的认知程度和了解情况，发放了一份关于心血管疾病口腔表现认知程度和了解情况的问卷给公众。调查共收集到161份回复。收集到的数据由SPSS软件进行整理和分析；进行了Pearson卡方检验，其中p<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。研究表明，65.22%的人群知晓心血管疾病的类型。约59.63%的人群不知道牙周问题会导致心血管问题。约39.75%的人对口腔卫生不良会导致心血管问题只有模糊的认识。研究得出结论，公众对与心血管疾病相关的口腔表现了解不多。
