ABSTRACT: Objective: To explore patient experience for non-surgical periodontal therapy using phenomenography. Methods: This qualitative study was performed in a postgraduate specialist training program in periodontics. Patients reported their experiences through in-depth interviews in order to recognize...
Resumen Objetivos: Identificar los aspectos psicosociales de la enfermedad periodontal y su incidencia en la calidad de vida de las personas que la padecen. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio mixto cuanti-cualitativo en pacientes de la facultad de odontología UdelaR. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron...
Abstract It has been postulated that oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) may be affected by the sense of coherence (SOC), but there are no epidemiological studies investigating this association in Brazilian adults. The present study was conducted among adults of a mid-sized Brazilian city, with ...
Abstract Objective: To report on periodontal health knowledge and awareness among orthodontic patients and to investigate the effect of age, attitude and duration of orthodontic treatment on periodontal health awareness among orthodontic patients. Methods: A total of 297 orthodontics patient (90 males...
Introducción: la encía marginal, encía adherida, mucosa alveolar y unión mucogingival conforman el complejo mucogingival y las aberraciones adquiridas de la morfología, la posición y la cantidad de gingiva que rodea los dientes constituyen los trastornos mucogingivales. Objetivo: determinar el comp...
