Robo Ilma-, Heta Saimir, Kapaj Sonila, Llanaj Mario, Ostreni Vera
Department of Therapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Tirana, Albania.
J Adv Periodontol Implant Dent. 2023 Apr 29;15(1):47-51. doi: 10.34172/japid.2023.008. eCollection 2023.
Self-assessment of oral hygiene can be well-accomplished through questionnaires with questions that can logically check deliberately erroneous answers by the individual being questioned.
The standard questionnaires were distributed to children aged 9‒14 years to collect information on the personal level of oral hygiene, find the reasons for not receiving correct information from the individuals and not referring to a dentist for routine visits, and determine fears arising from previous visits and procedures.
Deliberately chosen incorrect answers comprised 6.3% of cases. Dental hygiene was expressed in the correlation of the hemorrhage index and the presence of bacteria in 72.4% of cases.
The dentist's approach toward pediatric patients, especially young children, should encourage children to continue dental treatments and not postpone them due to pain and aggravated dental situations. The relatively small percentage of cases with high psychological stress during dental visits in this study was a positive aspect.
通过问卷调查可以很好地完成口腔卫生自我评估,问卷中的问题能够从逻辑上检查被调查者故意给出的错误答案。
向9至14岁的儿童发放标准问卷,以收集有关个人口腔卫生水平的信息,找出个人未获得正确信息以及未定期看牙医的原因,并确定由以往就诊和治疗程序引起的恐惧。
故意选择的错误答案占病例的6.3%。72.4%的病例中,牙齿卫生状况通过出血指数与细菌存在情况的相关性来表示。
牙医对儿科患者,尤其是幼儿的态度应鼓励孩子们继续接受牙科治疗,而不是因疼痛和牙齿状况恶化而推迟治疗。本研究中,就诊期间心理压力大的病例比例相对较小,这是一个积极的方面。