Abstract:
Background:Diabetes and periodontal disease are common chronic
diseases in a bidirectional relationship. Therefore, elevating the level of
awareness among diabetic patients about their complications to
overcome any unfavorable effects of diabetes on their quality of life.
Additionally, increasing the awareness of medical and dental
professionals will improve their attitude and behavior towards the
management of diabetic patients.
Objective:This cross-sectional survey aimed to assessthe diabetic
patient’s knowledge about the relationship between diabetes and
periodontal disease and the role of physicians indiabetic patients
referred for oral care.
Methods:Researchers have created a questionnaire of their own and the
examiner conducted a face-to-face interview in local language with the
patient, it included 25 questions grouped under 5 categories.
Results: A total of 289 participants, most of them type II diabetes 92.4
%, age range (18 to 60 years) were included in this study.Only
61.6%had knowledge about the relation between diabetes
&periodontitis. More than 90% of the patient didn’t receive any
information or educated in oral health by specialists.
Conclusion:Diabetic patients lack knowledge regarding the
relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease. The lack of
inter-professional patient care between doctors and dentists when
treating patients with diabetes
