ObjectivesOral health is essential for general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infections and sores, periodontal disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity to bite, chew, smile, and speak; it affects psychosocial well-being too. The objective of our study was to assess teeth cleaning techniques and oral hygiene practices among medical students.MethodsThe data of the study were collected in two stages. The first stage involved the administration of a self-constructed questionnaire among medical students. In the second step, the students were asked to demonstrate their teeth cleaning techniques on a model. A standard teeth cleaning checklist was used to evaluate the students. The students were then given the checklist and a video on teeth cleaning techniques was shown to them. The data obtained was analyzed on IBM's statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21. ResultsOut of a total of 444 students, 256 (57.7 percent) were males while 188 (42.3 percent) were females. About 254 (57.2 percent) participants were preclinical medical students while 190 (42.8 percent) were clinical year medical students. A majority of medical students used medium consistency toothbrushes (177; 39.9 percent) and soft consistency toothbrushes (137; 30.9 percent). Most medical students (248; 55.9 percent) brushed two times a day while 163 (36.7 percent) brushed only one time. About 212 (47.7 percent) of the medical students used mouthwash along with a toothbrush while only 36 (8.1 percent) used floss along with a toothbrush. About 157 participants (35.4 percent) changed their toothbrush once in two months while 132 (26.7 percent) changed their toothbrush once in three months. The mean duration that participants brushed their teeth was 134.99 ± 69.01 seconds.ConclusionMedical students were found to have a faulty teeth cleaning technique. There is a dire need to spread awareness about correct teeth cleaning techniques because poor oral hygiene can have a detrimental effect on the overall health and quality of life of an individual.
Aim: Association between smoking and periodontal disease with sociodemographic profile and different levels of oral hygiene status. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Khyber College of Dentistry and Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital Peshawar KPK from 1st July 2020 to 31st December 2020. Methodology: The were 300 patient from 20-50 years of age were enrolled in the study. The sample was stratified into two groups, cases and controls150 patients in each group. Patients were clinically evaluated by measuring the PDI scores and oral hygiene index. Results: There were (43.3%) smokers and (56.6%) were non-smokers. There were 57.3% smokers and 42.6% were non-smokers with periodontal disease the result was significant (p=0.0001), while 29.3% smokers and 70.6% were non-smokers and did not have periodontal disease. The oral hygiene status was poor among smokers it was 23.1% while 2.9% among non-smokers, with significant result p-value was =0.0001. There was an association between periodontal disease with different levels of smoking the result was significant (p=0.0001). Conclusions: There was an association between smoking, sociodemographic profile with periodontal disease and oral hygiene status. Keywords: Periodontal disease, Smokers, Non-smokers, Periodontal disease index, Oral hygiene index
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