Análise do conhecimento e autopercepção sobre saúde bucal dos usuários da Clínica Escola de Odontologia da UFCG / CSTR.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: It is notable that the concepts health /disease are related to socio-economic and cultural values, unfortunately, what we find is a considerable gap between science and popular knowledge. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to analyze the knowledge and everyday practices of users of the university clinic of Dentistry UFCG / CHTR about dental caries and periodontal disease, and self-perception about these diseases. METHODOLOGY: For purpose, was applied a questionnaire with objective and subjective questions in 40 patients from the clinical school of Dentistry UFCG / CHTR, analyzing not only the knowledge of oral diseases, but also the personal and socioeconomic characteristics of interviewed. After the collect of data, they were stored in a database, using for this the program IBM SPSS trial version 22 version. RESULTS: Was found a predominance of patients between 18 and 30 years of age, the mostly female, with socioeconomic low standard. Such users, showed up knowledge about the attitudes and instruments necessary for proper oral hygiene, but they were unaware of the characteristics related to dental caries and periodontal diseases, evidenced by the results shown in clinical trials compared with the responses on self-perception, indicating, the reason for the high incidence of these diseases in this population and the need for health promotion programs on these issues.