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Abstract

PATIENTS WITH DIABETES; THEIR PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES TOWARDS ORAL HEALTH

Thisuri De Silva, Manjula Weerasekera*,Dhammika Edirisinghe, Chinthika
Gunasekara, Asanga Sampath, Uditha Bulugahapitiya and Neluka Fernando.

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding oral health among patients attending the clinic for diabetes patients at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional, questionnaire based study among 427 patients was carried out. The questionnaire consisted of 14 questions to assess knowledge, 16 questions for practices and 16 statements for attitudes regarding oral health. A total score of ≥75% was considered as a ‘good’, 50%-74% was considered as a ‘moderate’ and

Keywords: diabetes, oral health, knowledge, attitudes, practices.

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