Factors associated with toothbrushing behaviour in adolescents

Hodge, Harold C.; Holloway, P J; Bell, CJ

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4804742

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“…Females were more apt than were males in brushing their tooth frequently, using extra cleaning devices and regular dental visits which is supported by many past studies (1,2,4,5,(10)(11)(12). The reason for more frequent tooth brushing by females has been reported to be esthetics and social norms (1,13). Among 1001 rural residents of Udaipur district, 63.3% brushed their teeth once in a day and only 19.5% used the extra cleansing devices, the present finding is more modest than that of a previous study from Burkina Faso, where it was observed that 57% of 35-44 year old brushed their teeth on a daily basis (14).…”

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Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur district, India

Kumar¹,

Nigam²,

Choudhary³

et al. 2011

Med Oral

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Objectives: To determine the relation of life style with dental health behavior such as tooth brushing frequency, use of extra cleansing devices and regular visits to dentist among rural residents of Udaipur district, India. Study design: The study population comprised of 1001 rural population between the ages 18 to 69 years selected by multi stage stratified cluster sampling procedure. Personal interviews were conducted by three trained interviewers who collected information on socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in addition to some aspects of dental health behavior including tooth brushing frequency, use of extra cleaning devices like dental floss and regular visits to dentist. Results: Majority of the population (63.3%) brushed their teeth once a day and only a few subjects (19.8%) brushed twice a day whereas 8.6 % never brushed their teeth. Logistic regression analysis revealed that females were more apt in every aspect of dental health behavior. House wives were more regular in brushing their teeth (OR=1.51) and using extra cleansing devices as compared to other occupation groups. Subjects who suffered from systemic disease showed negative association with use of extra cleansing devices but showed positive association with regular visits to dentist. Conclusions: The results indicate that dental health behavior is related with life style factors as well as sociodemographic variables.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur district, India

Kumar¹,

Nigam²,

Choudhary³

et al. 2011

Med Oral

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“…Although health behaviours are adopted early in life and usually originate from home and the surrounding environment [Christensen, 2004], later periods in life may also be particularly important in determining health behaviours and health status in a long-term perspective [Bartley et al, 1997]. In this regard, some studies have shown that relationships with significant others may have a positive influence on dental status due to adolescents' concerns about personal hygiene and appearance [Hodge et al, 1982;Dorri et al, 2010]. Although support from family and friends were not related to adolescents' caries levels, this does not mean that they are not important for many young people.…”

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Roles of Different Sources of Social Support on Caries Experience and Caries Increment in Adolescents of East London

Bernabé¹,

Stansfeld

Marcenes³

2011

Caries Res

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Evidence on the contribution of social support to oral health is scarce. We first explored the association of social support with caries experience and the relative roles of support from family, friends and a special person on caries experience in 15–16-year-old adolescents. We then explored whether social support at 11–12 years of age predicts caries increment in second permanent molars over 4 years and the relative roles of different sources of support on 4-year caries increment. Data from phases 1 and 3 of the Research with East London Adolescents Community Health Survey (RELACHS), a school-based prospective study of a representative sample of adolescents in East London, were used for cross-sectional (phase 3) and longitudinal analyses (phases 1 and 3). Data were collected by questionnaires including the same questions on demographic characteristics, socioeconomic measures and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support at phases 1 and 3. A questionnaire section on dental behaviours and an oral clinical examination were also included in phase 3. Social support was negatively related to both caries experience and increment independently of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic measures and dental behaviours. Furthermore, only support from a special person was significantly related to caries experience and increment in unadjusted and adjusted regression models. In conclusion, adolescents who perceived higher levels of social support had lower caries experience and increment. However, support from a special person was more relevant for these adolescents than support from family and peers.

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“…Esse resultado é confirmado por outros autores 38,41,42 , que observaram uma menor freqüência de escovação entre os homens. Dentre as explicações para esse comportamento estaria a de que os hábitos preventivos são mais comuns entre as mulheres, principalmente por questões estéticas ou normas sociais 38,43,44 .…”

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Hábitos de higiene bucal e utilização de serviços odontológicos em escolares de uma cidade da Região Sul do Brasil

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Estudo transversal investigando associação entre hábitos de higiene bucal e utilização dos serviços odontológicos, fatores sócio-demográficos e relacionados ao estilo de vida em amostra representativa de 1.170 escolares de 7ª série do ensino municipal de Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A associação entre os desfechos e sexo; cor da pele; inserção sócio-econômica; estilo de vida sedentário; uso de álcool e tabaco; e consumo de balas, refrigerantes e chocolates foi investigada com regressão de Cox univariada. Entre os jovens estudados, 77,8% escovavam os dentes > 3 vezes/dia, 31,9% utilizavam fio dental, 68,9% visitavam o dentista anualmente e 50% consultaram por motivo curativo. As meninas apresentaram maior freqüência de escovação do que os meninos. Os jovens com baixa inserção sócio-econômica, os com estilo de vida sedentário e os que experimentaram tabaco apresentaram menor uso diário de fio dental e consultas odontológicas anuais, e mais consultas curativas. O consumo de balas associou-se à menor utilização de serviços odontológicos e o de refrigerantes à maior freqüência de consultas curativas. O estilo de vida saudável associou-se com melhores hábitos de higiene bucal e utilização de serviços odontológicos.

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Factors associated with toothbrushing behaviour in adolescents

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Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur district, India

Influence of lifestyle on oral health behavior among rural residents of Udaipur district, India

Roles of Different Sources of Social Support on Caries Experience and Caries Increment in Adolescents of East London

Hábitos de higiene bucal e utilização de serviços odontológicos em escolares de uma cidade da Região Sul do Brasil

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