Medical and Dental Practitioners' Awareness about Oral-Systemic Disease Connections

Mian, Farrukh Imran; Hamza, Syed Ameer; Wahid, Arsalan; Bokhari, Syed Akhtar Hussain

doi:10.25301/jpda.264.151

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“…Although majority of the participants claimed to be aware of the association between periodontitis and systemic conditions, the result of the objective assessment showed that majority of them had limited level of awareness as previously reported by Gur et al 30 However, this is in contrast to the report by Mian et al, 24 where majority of the participants had good level of awareness. This may not be unconnected to the fact that dental practitioners were among the participants in the study by Mian et al 24 As regards gender; most of the males and females in this study had a limited level of awareness in contrast with a previous study carried out among Internal Medicine resident doctors by Umeizudike et al, 31 where both males and females had good level of awareness, this is in contrast to the study by Opeodu et al, 29 where the males had better level of awareness. The reason for the difference could be due to the non-inclusion of dental topics in the postgraduate medical curriculum in the location where this study was conducted.…”

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“…The level of awareness was categorized, based on the number of systemic diseases associated with periodontitis, into limited (≤ 1 systemic disease associated with periodontitis), Fair (2-3 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis) and Good (≥4 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis). 24 Data analysis: Statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Product and Service Solution, SPSS version 25.0 (IBM SPSS Inc. Chicago, Illinois). Categorical variables were expressed as frequencies with accompanying percentages.…”

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Awareness of Medical Practitioners on the Link between Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital

ALADE¹,

Osagbemiro²

2022

Nig J Dent Res

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Background: It has been established that periodontitis is linked to some systemic conditions. It is therefore important for medical doctors to be aware of the association between this oral disease and systemic conditions so that they can refer their patients with dental needs, for supportive dental therapy. It is not yet clear how this link is understood or perceived among medical practitioners and there are limited studies in the literature on this, particularly in the South-South region of Nigeria Objective: To assess awareness of the association between periodontitis and systemic conditions among medical practitioners and elicit the history of dental referral for supportive therapy. Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted among medical practitioners working at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, Nigeria. Data collection (socio-demographic variables, level of awareness of the link between periodontitis and systemic diseases and history of dental referrals) was carried out using a semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire. The level of awareness was categorized as follows: limited (≤ 1 systemic disease associated with periodontitis), Fair (2-3 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis) and Good (≥ 4 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis). SPSS version 25.0 was used for statistical analysis, the p-value was considered significant at ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 162 out of 250 distributed questionnaires (64.8%) were analyzed. Majority (78.4%) of the participants had a limited level of awareness of the link between periodontitis and systemic diseases while 18.5% and 3.1% of the participants had fair and good levels of awareness respectively. Only 26.5% of the participants had referred patients to the dental clinic for supportive therapy Conclusion: The level of awareness of the association between periodontal disease and systemic conditions among medical doctors in this study was limited

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Awareness of Medical Practitioners on the Link between Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital

ALADE¹,

Osagbemiro²

2022

Nig J Dent Res

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“…Following a scan of similar studies and the literature related to the evaluation of awareness of the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic disease, a selfreported questionnaire was formed. [14][15][16][17] (Table 1) The questionnaire was prepared online using Google forms and distributed online via social networks (Facebook) and Apple store (WhatsApp, Telegram). As the number of medical physicians included was low, the online link to the questionnaire was sent to the institutional e-mail addresses of randomly selected medical faculties.…”

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Evaluation of the Awareness of Physicians and Dentists for the Relationship Between Periodontal Status and Systemic Diseases

Özdemir

Uzunkaya

2022

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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Aim: It is important that physicians and dentists have knowledge about the relationship between systemic and periodontal diseases and work collaboratively when necessary. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of physicians and dentists of the relationship between periodontal status and systemic diseases. Materials and Methods: A 14-item questionnaire was sent to 6974 participants via social media and e-mail. The questionnaire items were related to periodontal disease and information about diabetes, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy and medication. Responses were obtained from 167 physicians and 228 dentists, and these were compared between the groups. Results: The vast majority of participants (97%) agreed that periodontal disease is a complication of diabetes mellitus. More than half of the physicians (69%) thought periodontitis was a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Physicians had significantly less awareness than other groups about drugs that can cause gingival growth. The awareness of physicians about possible complications of pregnancy related to periodontal disease was significantly low. Almost all of the dentists thought that the second trimester of pregnancy was the best time for dental treatments, while this rate was 40% for specialist physicians and 30% for general practitioners. Conclusion: Physicians should consider that there may be a bidirectional relationship between periodontal status and systemic diseases. For physicians and dentists to to be able to increase their awareness and update their knowledge it would be beneficial to have regular training programs and courses organized

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“…However, when we assessed their knowledge more specifically by individual systems or medications, their knowledge level was diverse and responses reflected deficient knowledge. In consensus, Mian et al stated that their participants were aware of the relationship between oral and general health, but application of this knowledge is limited 10 …”

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“…However, 82.3% and 83% of the participants used to measure the blood pressure and examine the lymph nodes. Previous studies found that three quarters of their participants would check for the underlying medical condition and assess risk for systemic diseases related to oral conditions during dental care 7,9,10 …”

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Awareness of systemic diseases effect on oral health among Egyptian dentists: A briefing report

Moussa

Zahran

Moneim

et al. 2020

Special Care in Dentistry

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To the Editor, Knowledge about systemic diseases is important to dentists in many aspects. One of these aspects is oral manifestations caused by systemic diseases. These oral manifestations can be an early indicator for the disease. Moreover, uncontrolled systemic condition can compromise oral health and quality of life. 1-4 Assessing awareness, knowledge, and behavior of dentists regularly is crucial to recognize their level of efficiency. Previous studies in Europe, the United States, and some Arabic countries have assessed knowledge and behavior of dental health care providers regarding oralsystemic health connections. 5-9 Nevertheless, we noticed scarcity in literature concerning assessment of the knowledge and behavior in relevance to oral manifestations of systemic diseases. As far as we know, no previous study has assessed Egyptian dentists' knowledge or behavior concerning oral-systemic health relationship. The current survey is the first to investigate the awareness of the effect of systemic diseases on oral health among a cohort of Egyptian dentists.

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Medical and Dental Practitioners' Awareness about Oral-Systemic Disease Connections

Cited by 7 publications

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Awareness of Medical Practitioners on the Link between Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital

Awareness of Medical Practitioners on the Link between Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital

Evaluation of the Awareness of Physicians and Dentists for the Relationship Between Periodontal Status and Systemic Diseases

Awareness of systemic diseases effect on oral health among Egyptian dentists: A briefing report

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