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Journal of Oral Science & Rehabilitation 58 Volume 2 | Issue 2/2016 K n o w l e d g e a b o u t p e r i o d o n t a l d i s e a s e a m o n g p a t i e n t s r e f e r r e d t o a s p e c i a l i s t c l i n i c Knowledge about risk factors associated with periodontal disease among patients referred to a specialist periodontal clinic Abstract O b j e c t i v e The patient’s awareness and knowledge of periodontal disease is a key factor for successful periodontal treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate this knowledge among patients referred to a specialist periodontal clinic. M e t h o d s 145 consecutive patients referred for treatment of periodontitis were asked about the causes/risk factors associated to periodontitis. Their an- swers were collated into the following groups: genetics/inheritance, stress, smoking, poor oral hygiene/bacteria, systemic disease (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, medicine intake). R e s u l t s Among the 145 patients referred, 60% had some knowledge about the causes of or risk factors associated to periodontal disease. Among these 87 patients, poor oral hygiene/bacteria was the most mentioned cause (40.6%), followed by smoking (22.9%). Genetics/inheritance, stress and systemic disease were seldom reported. The majority of the patients (70.1%)withknowledgeaboutperiodontaldiseasehadreceivedinforma- tion about the disease from the dental staff, while the rest had acquired their knowledge from other sources. C o n c l u s i o n The knowledge about the etiology of periodontal disease among the re- ferred patients was poor since 40% had not received any information about the disease. In orderto treat and control periodontal disease effec- tively, programs with a focus on improving both professional and patient awareness of periodontal disease are needed. K e y w o r d s Periodontal disease, risk factors, plaque control, compliance. Giovanni Serino,a, b Masahiro Wadaa,c & Konstantinos Bougasa a Department of Periodontology, Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden b Research and Development Unit, Southern Älvsborg County, Borås, Sweden c Department of Prosthodontics, Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan C o r r e s p o n d i n g a u t h o r : Dr. Giovanni Serino Department of Periodontology Södra Älvsborg Hospital 50182 Borås Sweden T +46 33 661 3750 F +46 33 616 1235 giovanni.serino@vgregion.se H o w t o c i t e t h i s a r t i c l e : Serino G, Wada M, Bougas K. Knowledge about risk factors associated with periodontal disease among patients referred to a specialist periodontal clinic. J Oral Science Rehabilitation. 2016 Jun;2(2):58–63. T +46336613750 F +46336161235