2 型糖尿病患者及内分泌医生对牙周炎与糖尿病相关性认知调查.

Objective To investigate the cognition of endocrinologists and diabetic patients on periodontitis and the correlation between periodontitis and diabetes. Methods Random sampling was used to send questionnaires to hospitals in Haikou City, Hainan Province, in order to understand the cognition of doctors and patients on the two-way relationship between periodontitis and diabetes. Results Only 48.9% of the doctors agreed that periodontitis may affect the normal blood glucose level, 86.2% of the patients did not know that “treating periodontitis is beneficial to prevent the occurrence of diabetes”, and the cognitive level of periodontitis decreased with the increase of age and the decrease of education level, the difference was statistically significant (P All were < 0.05). 93.6% of the doctors said they would pay attention to the oral condition of the patients, but only 23.6% of the patients said they had been recommended by doctors for oral health examination. Conclusion The public, represented by the endocrinologists and diabetic patients in Haikou City, has a low level of cognition about the correlation between periodontitis and diabetes, so we should strengthen the education of the correlation between periodontitis and diabetes in the process of clinical treatment and management of patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]