Conocimientos de la nueva clasificación de periodontitis 2017, en odontólogos especialistas en periodoncia en Ecuador.

Abstract

Introduction: At the beginning of 2015 in Chicago, a council was held to carry out the new classification system, with a committee from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) to update the classification. In 1999, it was sought to establish definitions and for the first time a classification for peri-implant conditions. Objective: To determine the knowledge about the new classification of Periodontitis 2017, in Dentists specialized in Periodontics in Ecuador. Materials and methods: A survey was conducted in Ecuador to 30 specialists in Periodontics about the level of knowledge of the new classification of Periodontitis 2017, the questions of the survey and its results were made in Google Forms. Results: Within our sample of 30 periodontists surveyed, in relation to the mastery and knowledge of the new classification system for periodontal diseases, 23 (76.7%) specialists answered yes, 6 (20%) very little and 1 (3.3%). %) who were unaware of the new classification. Conclusions: Periodontics specialists have a high level of knowledge regarding the new classification.