Awareness of patients receiving bisphosphonates: a cross-sectional study
Autor: | Reydson Alcides de LIMA-SOUZA, Augusto César Leal da Silva LEONEL, Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto DUARTE, Jurema Freire Lisboa de CASTRO, Elaine Judite de Amorim CARVALHO, Danyel Elias da Cruz PEREZ |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Brazilian Oral Research, Volume: 36, Article number: e0126, Published: 11 NOV 2022 Brazilian Oral Research v.36 2022 Brazilian Oral Research Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica (SBPqO) instacron:SBPQO |
Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of patients using bisphosphonates (BP) regarding their risks and benefits. Sixty-five patients using BP were included. Each participant completed a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 13 questions, including sociodemographic and general information on BP. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and a binomial test was used to assess patient knowledge about BP, considering a 5% significance level. Fifty-nine (90.2%) patients were unaware or had never heard of BP drugs and only 3 (4.6%) knew their indications. Only 6 patients (9.2%) said they knew about the oral complications caused by BP. Sixty-three patients (96.9%) said they were not referred to the dentist before starting BP treatment. Patients using BP do not have satisfactory knowledge regarding the risks and benefits of BP. Physicians and dentists must be prepared to inform and counsel BP users about their adverse effects and possible risk factors. Our results emphasize the importance of public policies, whether individual or collective, to be taken to increase knowledge about BP to avoid medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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