Kaur Jaswinder, Pruthi Gurleen Kaur, Kapoor Harsimran Singh, Narang Vishwas, Kaur Akaljot, Gupta Aakash
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Department of Dentistry, Dental Blessings Clinic, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2023 Jul-Sep;34(3):232-236. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_788_22.
Global prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing with an estimate to affect 593 million worldwide by 2035. Current evidence clearly states an association between oral diseases and diabetes mellitus with manifestations like periodontitis, peri-implantitis, xerostomia, etc. Despite this obvious link, knowledge, awareness and attitude of general population towards this are not fully understood.
To assess public knowledge and awareness on association between diabetes and oral health and assess their attitude towards oral hygiene care and maintenance.
A three-part structured questionnaire was developed with multiple choice questions and circulated among patients visiting a private dental college. A total of 502 questionnaires were evaluated, and results were statistically analysed.
Student-t test and Chi-square test using SPSS software.
Majority of the participants were male and lived in urban area. 41.8% respondents had diabetes, out of which 86.7% had no awareness of the type. A significant number of non-diabetic individuals had awareness of excessive sugar intake as a cause of diabetes. Greater number of diabetic patients (96.7%) reported dry mouth, whereas only 53.3% had periodontal complications. 90% participants use tooth brush as oral hygiene aid. Only 10.6% participants follow regular dental visits. Majority of subjects (60.6%) listed their friends and family as major source of information.
More people are aware of systemic complications of diabetes as compared to oral problems. A better interdisciplinary relationship is required among dentists and physicians to improve knowledge and awareness of general population.
全球糖尿病患病率正在迅速上升，预计到2035年全球将有5.93亿人受其影响。目前的证据清楚地表明口腔疾病与糖尿病之间存在关联，表现为牙周炎、种植体周围炎、口干症等。尽管有这种明显的联系，但普通人群对其的了解、认识和态度尚未完全明了。
评估公众对糖尿病与口腔健康之间关联的了解和认识，并评估他们对口腔卫生护理和维护的态度。
设计了一份包含多项选择题的三部分结构化问卷，并在一所私立牙科学院就诊的患者中进行发放。共评估了502份问卷，并对结果进行了统计分析。
使用SPSS软件进行t检验和卡方检验。
大多数参与者为男性，居住在城市地区。41.8%的受访者患有糖尿病，其中86.7%不知道自己患的糖尿病类型。相当数量的非糖尿病个体知道过量摄入糖是糖尿病的一个病因。更多的糖尿病患者（96.7%）报告有口干症状，而只有53.3%有牙周并发症。90%的参与者使用牙刷作为口腔卫生辅助工具。只有10.6%的参与者定期看牙医。大多数受试者（60.6%）将朋友和家人列为主要信息来源。
与口腔问题相比，更多的人了解糖尿病的全身并发症。牙医和医生之间需要建立更好的跨学科关系，以提高普通人群的知识和认识。
