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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Perception of Periodontitis Patients about Treatment Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.

Khalid Saad Alkhurayji, Hessah Al Suwaidan, Farah Kalagi, Mohamed Al Essa, Mohammed Alsubaie, Saja Alrayes, Arwa Althumairi

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Khalid Saad AlkhurayjiHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.
Hessah Al SuwaidanHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6535-8455
Farah KalagiHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2403-4745
Mohamed Al EssaDental Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlsubaieDental Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Saja AlrayesHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9908-7756
Arwa AlthumairiHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-408X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient compliance following periodontal therapy is extremely important in predicting the prognosis of the disease and maintaining treatment outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the perception of periodontitis patients about treatment outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted among periodontitis patients in a single dental center through a pre-validated questionnaire that was distributed to each participant in the waiting area of periodontal clinics by utilizing a convenience sampling technique. Median and interquartile ranges were used in addition to frequency and percentages. Bivariate analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis test. Among the 300 male and female participants, the median score (interquartile range) of the current level of pain revealed that males experienced more pain than females, with a median score of 5 (0-7) for males and 4 (0-6) for women. However, the median (interquartile range) for desired and expected pain levels in both genders was 0 (0-1), 0 (0-4). There were significant differences in median score ratings between males and females for expected, distress, success, and importance levels (

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patient-centeredpatient experienceperiodontitistreatment outcome

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PMID38998823
PMCPMC11241393

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