Awareness and practices of oral hygiene and its relation to sociodemographic factors among patients attending the general outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, India

Paul, Bobby; Basu, Mausumi; Dutta, Sirshak; Chattopadhyay, Sita; Sinha, Debasis; Misra, Raghunath

doi:10.4103/2249-4863.137611

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“…34 Third, people with low socioeconomic status also have low oral health literacy, which is associated with poor knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral hygiene. 35 Busby et al 36 showed that oral health generally tends to decline with age. We showed that oral hygiene status was poorer for older children.…”

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Social predictors of oral hygiene status in school children from suburban Nigeria

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Oral hygiene, which is measured by the status of plaquefree tooth surfaces, is essential for the promotion of oral health. This study aimed to determine the social predictors of good oral hygiene for children in a suburban population in Nigeria. This was a secondary analysis of data. The study participants were 8-to 16-year-old children who were residents in Ile-Ife, which is a suburban population in Nigeria. Information on the age, gender, socioeconomic status, family structure, number of siblings and birth rank of each study participant was retrieved from the an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Oral hygiene status was determined through a simplified-oral hygiene index (OHI-S) and categorized as good, fair and poor. The association between oral hygiene status and sociodemographic variables was determined. The predictors of good oral hygiene were determined using a binomial regression analysis. Data on 2,107 individuals were retrieved, of which 44.8% had good oral hygiene and 17.1% had poor oral hygiene. The odds of having good oral hygiene were reduced for children who were 13 to 16 years old (p = 0.02) or male (P=0.002) and children with low socioeconomic status (p ≤ 0.001). The odds of having good oral hygiene increased for children who were last-born compared with those who were first-born (p = 0.02). Age, gender, socioeconomic status and birth-rank were significant social predictive factors of oral hygiene status among the study population. Based on these findings, targeted interventions can be conducted to improve the oral hygiene status of children and adolescents with these social profiles.

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“…This result is similar to the study conducted in India. 16 In this study, findings revealed that dental floss was not used by 96% of participants, which is 5 5. How do you select your tooth brush and paste similar to the results of previous studies.…”

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“…While the findings of present study are almost similar to the previous studies conducted at home and abroad including India and Jordan. [12][13][14][15][16][17] In present study 68% of participants used to brush their teeth once a day. The result of present study is consistent with the results of previous studies.…”

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Health Awareness;

Sahito

Samejo

Mirani

2019

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Material and Methods: Three hundred and thirty two patients were randomly selected over a period of almost eight months at department of periodontology, Bibi Aseefa Dental College, Larkana. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data by interviewing the patients. The questionnaire comprised of two parts. First part consisted of questions regarding demographic data. The second part was consisted of seven (7) multiple choice question to collect data regarding assessment of awareness and practices regarding periodontal health. Results: Out of the total 332 patients, 214 (64%) were male and 118 (36%) were females. The most common age decade was third. Total 77% of participants were unaware regarding consequences of periodontal diseases. Approximately 75% of participants reported using a toothbrush and toothpaste to clean their teeth. 68% of participants used to brush their teeth once a day in this study. About 46% of participants brushed their teeth for up to 1 minute. Television and media were the sources of selecting the toothbrush and toothpaste by 57% of participants. Dental floss was not used by 96% of participants. 87% of participants visited the dentist due to dental problem. Conclusion: It is concluded that the awareness and practices of patients about periodontal health was not satisfactory and needs to be improved through community based dental programs. Oral health awareness programs at schools, colleges, universities, and community levels should be commenced in urban especially in rural areas.

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“…They could have migrated at a later age in life from rural areas of India. The use of salt with sea weed, neem stick, charcoal, toothpowder and brick powder using finger is still a prevalent oral hygiene practice in rural areas ( 14 , 15 ).…”

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Assessment of non-carious root surface defects in areas of gingival recession: A descriptive study

Naik¹,

Jacob²,

Nainar

2016

J Clin Exp Dent

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BackgroundThe purpose of this descriptive study was to observe the distribution of four different classes of non-carious cervical root surface discrepancies in teeth with gingival recession. Additionally to explore the different treatment modalities in the literature for each of these defects.Material and MethodsA total of 150 subjects with at least one labial gingival recession were included in the study. 1400 teeth were evaluated using 2.5 X magnification loupes and UNC -15 probe for the presence of the cemento-enamel junction and step like defects according to Pini-Prato’s classification: A-, identifiable CEJ without defect; A+, identifiable CEJ with defect; B-, unidentifiable CEJ without defect, B+, unidentifiable CEJ with defect. Further a comprehensive electronic and hand search of pubmed indexed journals was performed to identify appropriate treatment modalities for these defects and their predictability following restorative/surgical or combination of both.ResultsA total of 1400 teeth with exposed root surfaces were examined (793 Maxillary; 607 mandibular). 499 teeth were A-, 405 were A+, 322 were B+ and 174 were B-. The distribution of these defects in different teeth was: 36% premolars, 32% molars, 21% incisors and 11% canines, collectively 68% in the aesthetic zone.ConclusionsMajority of these lesions are in the maxillary aesthetic zone. Hence the presence of the CEJ and the defect must be taken into account while managing these defects surgically. Key words:Cervical abrasion, gingival recession, magnification loupes, root coverage, step defects.

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Awareness and practices of oral hygiene and its relation to sociodemographic factors among patients attending the general outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital of Kolkata, India

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Social predictors of oral hygiene status in school children from suburban Nigeria

Social predictors of oral hygiene status in school children from suburban Nigeria

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Assessment of non-carious root surface defects in areas of gingival recession: A descriptive study

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