Avaliação da experiência de sondagem periodontal em indivíduos da comunidade do campus da saúde - UFS

Abstract

Periodontal probing is a tool for health assessment and monitoring of periodontal diseases, essential in routine dental appointments. With the use of millimeter probes, it is possible to diagnose inflammation early and prevent damage to the oral and systemic health of individuals. This study analyzed whether this procedure is being performed by dentists and recognized by the university community of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe (HU UFS). An evaluation was carried out using a questionnaire with 25 questions and a sample of dental instruments and a video of the periodontal probe, on a sample of 73 participants with institutional ties of student, professor and employee. People with limitations that prevented the understanding of the questions, as well as professors and students of Dentistry, were excluded. The collected data were tabulated in an electronic spreadsheet (Excel) and submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. The results of the study showed that 16.44% of the individuals acknowledged having performed the procedure, although of those who had not had the experience, 45.90% had already undergone scaling and root planing and 7.01% had undergone some gingival treatment. Despite the existence of self-reported clinical signs of inflammation (76.71%) and frequent visits to the dentist (53.42%), a small number of the community reported having undergone periodontal examination (12.33%) and only 30, 14% recognized the periodontal probe. Within the limits of this study, it can be concluded that periodontal probing may not be part of the clinical examination routine performed by dentists responsible for dental care in the interviewed community.