Comparação do conhecimento em relação às doenças periodontais e à condição periodontal entre os estudantes de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

Periodontal diseases are some of the most common oral conditions that affect humans. They are considered a public health problem by the high prevalence, affecting mostly adults. The study sought to evaluate through a simplified periodontal clinical examination (PSR) and gingival bleeding index (GBI) the quality of periodontal health of two groups of students, and even their knowledge regarding periodontal disease through a questionnaire with objective questions on periodontal diseases and their oral hygiene habits. These groups of students were divided into a first group of scholars who had not attended the periodontics discipline and a second group of students who have already completed this course. The results obtained in the study were statistically analyzed using the t test and chi-square, both with significance level and 5%. The results showed that scientific knowledge about periodontal diseases acquired during the course of periodontics discipline influenced quality periodontal health of students.