Avaliação do conhecimento dos alunos dos cursos de odontologia em relação aos biomateriais utilizados em periodontia: Estudo transversal

Abstract

Many biomaterials have been developed as aids in the treatment of periodontal disease to facilitate the regeneration of damaged periodontal tissues. In Periodontics, bone substitutes, connective tissue graft substitutes, absorbable and non-absorbable membranes and platelet aggregates stand out. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate and compare the knowledge about biomaterials used in periodontics by undergraduate students of Dentistry courses. The sample consisted of 210 students, enrolled between the fifth and tenth period, from Schools of Dentistry who were invited to participate in the research voluntarily. The structured questionnaire was applied through the Google Forms platform and consisted of two parts: Part I - demographic data of the research participants; Part II - consisted of 15 objective questions about the biomaterials used in Periodontics. After data collection, tabulation of information was performed using the Microsoft Excel program. The results were submitted to statistical analysis with a significance level of 5%, using the IBM SPSS Statistics program (version 19.0), using an adequate test according to the type of variable and the adherence of the data to normality. At the end of the study, it was possible to identify possible gaps in knowledge and establish strategies to increase the understanding of undergraduate students regarding the applications and properties of biomaterials as an adjuvant option in tissue repair procedures. It can be concluded that the community will be able to benefit from this study since future professionals will have more knowledge to recommend biomaterials, ensuring better clinical results in dental treatments.