Avaliação do conhecimento sobre gengivite e periodontite dos estudantes de odontologia da Universidade Federal de Sergipe-Campus São Cristóvão

Abstract

Periodontal disease (PD) is a pathology of inflammatory and infectious nature, is the etiologic agent biofilm. Know this disease is essential for its prevention and control, it is essential to the cooperation of patients to maintain their oral hygiene. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge of dentistry course students analyzing information provided before they have taken the course of periodontics and after having attended the discipline of periodontics in the dentistry course at the Federal University of Sergipe. Materials and Methods: The students assess the group before they attended the field of periodontics and group B students who attended the field of periodontics dentistry course at the Federal University of Sergipe. Initially the students answered a questionnaire containing identification and biodemographic data as well as objective questions about gingivitis and periodontitis. After collecting these data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using the statistical software Epi Info version 3.5.3. Results: The students in group A and 34% students of group B 57.2% for the evaluation of knowledge about gingivitis and periodontitis identified the signs and symptoms of gingivitis and periodontitis.