Published online Jan 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i1.141
Peer-review started: November 6, 2023
First decision: November 16, 2023
Revised: November 17, 2023
Accepted: December 11, 2023
Article in press: December 11, 2023
Published online: January 19, 2024
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Periodontitis is a chronic oral disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms that corrode tooth tissue, form periodontal pockets, absorb alveolar bone, and finally lead to tooth loss. During treatment, patients are prone to anxiety, tension, and other negative emotions, which affect their ability to face the disease and may also lead to aggravation of the original condition and affect oral health. Therefore, it is important to improve the negative psychology of patients with periodontitis to clarify the factors that may lead to negative psychological emotions.
To observe the status of anxiety and depression in patients with periodontitis and analyze the risk factors that may lead to anxiety and depression to improve the negative psychology of patients with periodontitis and the overall benefit level of patients.
Improve the negative psychology of patients with periodontitis and the overall benefit level for patients.
Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data in this article.
The results of multiple logistics regression analysis showed that age (≥ 60 years), level of hope (low level), educational level (high school or below), disease perception (poor), sleep disorder (yes), high negative coping dimension scores of simplified coping style questionnaire (SCSQ), high score of Dental Fear Scale, and low positive coping dimension scores of SCSQ were all factors contributing to the anxiety and depression in patients with periodontitis.
Age, hope level, educational level, disease perception, sleep disorders, coping style, and dental fear were all associated with anxiety and depression in patients with periodontitis.
This study shows that age, hope level, education level, disease perception, sleep disorders, coping style, and dental fear can all lead to anxiety and depression in patients with periodontitis, and clinical treatment should consider formulating reasonable countermeasures against these factors.