Department of Public Health and Management, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Aug 3;59(8):1419. doi: 10.3390/medicina59081419.
The study aimed to assess self-reported symptoms of periodontal disease (gingival bleeding, tooth mobility and halitosis) among diabetic and non-diabetic patients from Transylvania, Romania. Using statistical analysis methods, correlation between the aforementioned symptoms and diet, oral hygiene habits, stress, physical activity, and BMI (body mass index) were researched. Another secondary objective was to assess the impact of self-reported oral health, aesthetics, and halitosis on their life. Patients' willingness to use a mobile app for generating awareness of oro-dental complications, improving their knowledge of oro-dental health, and reminding them to visit the dentist based on an awareness-raising function, was also assessed. The study was based on an original self-administered questionnaire, applied to 182 subjects, in an unselected, randomized manner. A total of 110 questionnaires were applied in two dental offices and 72 questionnaires were applied in a public clinic for diabetic patients from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Warning signs and symptoms relevant to periodontal disease were identified by respondents, having statistically significant associations with the declared oral health-care habits, including interdental aids, vicious habits (nail biting, bruxism), etc. Some of these periodontal signs could be correlated with a certain lifestyle, such as the perceived stress, smoking status, practicing maintenance sports, and alcohol consumption. A total of 66% of the non-diabetics and 68% of the diabetics of the surveyed subjects consider a software application for generating awareness of oro-dental complications useful, and are willing to pay around EUR 6 for it. Having a medical condition such as diabetes makes patients pay more attention to dental health compared with non-diabetic patients. Patients expressed their desire to use a software application to help them to be aware of their condition and for improving their self-report capabilities, including their oral-health-related status.
本研究旨在评估罗马尼亚特兰西瓦尼亚的糖尿病和非糖尿病患者自我报告的牙周病（牙龈出血、牙齿松动和口臭）症状。使用统计分析方法，研究了上述症状与饮食、口腔卫生习惯、压力、体育活动和 BMI（体重指数）之间的相关性。另一个次要目标是评估自我报告的口腔健康、美观和口臭对他们生活的影响。还评估了患者使用移动应用程序来提高对口腔-牙科并发症的认识、提高他们对口腔-牙科健康的认识以及提醒他们根据提高认识功能去看牙医的意愿。该研究基于原始的自我管理问卷，以非选择性、随机的方式应用于 182 名受试者。在罗马尼亚克卢日-纳波卡的两家牙科诊所共发放了 110 份问卷，在一家公共诊所共发放了 72 份问卷给糖尿病患者。受访者识别出与所宣称的口腔保健习惯相关的牙周病警示症状和体征，这些习惯具有统计学意义，包括牙间辅助工具、恶性习惯（咬指甲、磨牙）等。这些牙周病的一些体征可能与特定的生活方式相关，如感知到的压力、吸烟状况、进行维持性运动和饮酒。在所调查的非糖尿病患者中，有 66%的人认为口腔-牙科并发症预警软件应用程序有用，愿意为此支付约 6 欧元。患有糖尿病等疾病的患者比非糖尿病患者更关注口腔健康。患者表示希望使用软件应用程序来帮助他们了解自己的病情并提高自我报告能力，包括他们的口腔健康状况。
