Investigating the Illness Perception of Patients Referring to Isfahan Dental Centers about Periodontal Disease before and after Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy and Its Relationship with the Improvement of Periodontal Disease
Document Type : مقالههای پژوهشی
Authors
1 Graduate Student, Dental Student’s Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Post Graduate Student, Dental Student’s Research Committee, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Periodontics, Dental Implant Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Today, non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) is used to treat periodontal diseases. The concept of illness perception is expressed as a person's opinions related to the cause, nature and management of the disease, which allows the patient to understand his condition and cope with the challenges related to it in a better way. This study investigates the perception of the disease in non-surgical periodontal therapy.
Materials and methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in the dental treatment centers of Isfahan on patients requiring phase I (non-surgical) periodontal treatment. The patients completed the demographic information checklist and the illness perception questionnaire on two occasions, once before the treatment and once in two weeks till one month period after the treatment. Statistical tests were performed at the five percent error level using SPSS software version 27.
Findings: The findings of this study show that non-surgical periodontal treatment affects the participants' perception of their disease. The emotional and the cognitive mean score has decreased significantly after the treatment, and the ability to understand the disease variable has also increased significantly. It was observed that the variables of gender, age, cognitive, emotional and the ability to understand the disease (before treatment) are not relevant to the improvement of the disease. Also, the greater the severity of the periodontal disease is, the higher the average score of illness perception can be. However, no significant change was observed between the changes in the perception of the disease before and after the treatment, between different levels of periodontal disease.
Conclusion: The illness perception changes before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment and affects the coping mechanisms of the patients. However, no specific relationship was observed between the clinical improvement of periodontal disease and the illness perception among patients.
Keywords: Perception, Illness Perception, Chronic Periodontitis, Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy
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