Dental caries and visual acuity of students in a town in west amazon

Aranha, Lauramaris de Arruda Regis; Santos, Sanya Thaina Cristovam dos; Magalhães, Waldeyde Oderilda Gualberto; Pinto, Adriana Beatriz Silveira; Passos, Shirley Maria de Araújo; Monteiro, Ângela Xavier

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“…Distribution and severity of oral conditions vary in different components of the world and this is also real for specific geographic conditions within the equal country or area 3 . According to a countrywide oral health survey performed in 2012, indicated a high level of carries inside the primary dentition and the mean DMFT index become pronounced with 5.16/0.38 in 6-year-old children 4 .…”

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Factors Predicting the Oral Health Behaviors of the Iranian Students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Delshad¹,

Pourhaji²,

Hidarnia³

et al. 2019

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Aim: The purpose of this examination is determining predictors to oral health behaviors predict in Iranian students in district 1 Tehran based on the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct. Methods: This cross-sectional study were randomly selected conducted on 351 eligible four grade female students in the first district of Tehran, Iran in 2017. The random Multi‑stage random cluster sampling method was used to recruit students. The inclusion criteria were being graded, four female students (aged 9-11 years), or education at the fourth grade of one of the elementary schools studied in the first district of Tehran and, The health of the student from a physical and psychological of view. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the variables that predict oral health behaviors. To assess the predictors of oral health behaviors, all the expanded Health Belief Model constructs with the construct of “Commitment to Plan of Action” from “Health Promotion Model were examined as risk factors to see if they influence on the probability of brushing behavior and dental floss behavior occurrence and were interpreted through odds ratio (OR). SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the data. Results: Totally 308 four grade female students with mean age of 9.32 ± 0.81 years old took part in the study. The total 31.8% of the students reported that they were brushing behavior less than twice a day and 55.2% students claimed, use of dental floss behavior once a week or less than once a day. The results indicated that perceived self-efficacy (OR=1.46, 95% CI=0.57-3.78, P<0.001), Commitment to plan (OR=1.13, 95% CI=1.04-1.23, P<0.001) and Cues to action (OR=1.42, 95% CI=1.14–1.76, P=0.002) were the significant predicting variables which is the key factor of brushing twice a day, and use of dental floss once a day or more (OR=1.02, 95% CI=0.23-3.53, P=0.003). Conclusion: This study has shown the effectiveness of the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct to predict oral health behavior in female students. So, it seems that the model as a framework for designing training programs to improve students to improve oral health behavior can be used.

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Factors Predicting the Oral Health Behaviors of the Iranian Students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Delshad¹,

Pourhaji²,

Hidarnia³

et al. 2019

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Factors predicting the oral health behaviors of the Iranian students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

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Aim: The purpose of this examination is determining the predictors of oral health behaviors among Iranian students in district 1 Tehran based on the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 351 four grade female students in the first district of Tehran, Iran in 2017. The multi‑stage random cluster sampling method was used to recruit students. The inclusion criteria were being in four – graded level of elementary schools of the 1st district in Tehran, being female students aged between 9-11 years and being physically and psychologically healthy student. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the variables that predict oral health behaviors. Results: Totally, (N= 31.8%) students reported that they were brushing less than twice a day and (N= 55.2% ) students claimed using of dental floss once a week or less than once a day. The results indicated that perceived self-efficacy (OR=1.46, 95% CI=0.57-3.78, P<0.001), commitment to plan (OR=1.13, 95% CI=1.04-1.23, P<0.001) and cues to action (OR=1.42, 95% CI=1.14–1.76, P=0.002) were the significant predicting variables of brushing twice a day, and use of dental floss once a day or more (OR=1.02, 95% CI=0.23-3.53, P=0.003). Conclusion: This study has shown the effectiveness of the health belief model with added commitment to plan construct to predict oral health behavior in female students. Thus, it seems that the model as a acceptable framework for designing training programs to improve oral health behavior in students.

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Dental caries as a health risk for visual acuity in relation to salivary transforming growth factor beta-1 among students aged 8–10 years: A cross-sectional study

Ajeel,

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2024

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Background: Dental caries and an impairment in visual acuity (VA) may both be caused by a variety of risk factors. Various conditions of the eye can appear as a consequence of overall inflammation and active dental caries. Aim: The present study aims to assess dental caries and salivary status by measuring the transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) and flow rate between visually impaired students compared with students with normal vision. Materials and Methods: Research was performed employing a cross-sectional comparative study design conducted among representative 653 students aged 8–10 years at primary schools in Al-Diwaniyah governorate using the Snellen E chart for measuring VA status. Partitioning the students according to the degree of VA into normal students with normal VA of 6/9 or better and students with visual impairment of 6/12 or worse was done. Sub-sample of 180 students was recruited randomly from both groups, age and gender-matched participants for salivary analysis, and dental caries assessment measured by decay, missed, filled index, according to the World Health Organization in 2013 Results: Out of 653 students, only 70 students suffer from a decrease in VA. Dental caries was more prevalent in those who had a decrease in VA compared with normal groups. For primary teeth decay, missed, filled teeth index (DMFT/dmft), the result was not significant but highly significant for DMFT/dmft. A significant decrease in salivary flow rate and increased salivary TGF-β1 level among visually impaired students was found. Conclusions: According to the current research, the study population that has impaired VA, dental health status has greatly deteriorated.

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Dental caries and visual acuity of students in a town in west amazon

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Factors Predicting the Oral Health Behaviors of the Iranian Students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Factors Predicting the Oral Health Behaviors of the Iranian Students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Factors predicting the oral health behaviors of the Iranian students in the District 1 Tehran, Iran

Dental caries as a health risk for visual acuity in relation to salivary transforming growth factor beta-1 among students aged 8–10 years: A cross-sectional study

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