Gender-based differences in occurrence of gingival disease among dental students: A survey

Sanadi, Rizwan M; Chelani, Laksha R.; Suthar, Namrata J.; Khuller, Nitin; Patthi, Basavaraj

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“…According to Rizwan M sanodi et al 31 There was much awareness about oral health and hygiene however awareness about oral health and hygiene however makes it more prevalent to dental plaque in this study it is proven females are also prone to dental plaque, most likely age group above 50 years seems to have poor oral hygiene.…”

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Prevalence of Dental Plaque among Adults Attending Private Dental College in Chennai City- A Descriptive Study

2020

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Dental plaque is the community of micro organism found on a tooth surface as a biofilm, embedded in a matrix of polymers of host and bacterial origins of clinical relevance is that fact that biofilms are less susceptible to antimicrobial agents, while microbial communities can display enhanced pathogenicity. There are certain plaque induced oral diseases like chronic gingivitis, gingival enlargement, recurrent gingivitis,periodontitis. The Dental Plaque index was introduced to determine better oral hygiene by grading the dental plaque accordingly the present study was designed to assess prevalence of dental plaque among adults visiting saveetha dental college.Case sheets of all the patients of OP Department of Saveetha Dental College for the period of two months(Dec 2019-Jan 2020) were reviewed from patient record. Among their reviewed data, 388 appropriate study samples were selected and tabulated in MS excel.Then the tabulated data were transferred to statistical software SPSS Version 20.O. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of frequency and percentage. Independent t test was used to compare the Mean Plaque index based on Gender and One way ANOVA was used to compare the Mean Plaque index based on age groups. A statistically significant difference was observed between the selected age groups which shows that the mean Plaque Index score was found to be high among participants aged more than 45 years. Even Though there was no significant difference on comparison of mean Plaque Index score based on Gender, the Plaque was found to be more prevalent among female participants than males.Within the limits of study, the prevalence of dental plaque was high among participants aged more than 45 years and females had a higher Mean Plaque Index score than males.

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Prevalence of Dental Plaque among Adults Attending Private Dental College in Chennai City- A Descriptive Study

2020

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“…However, results in literature were found contradictory to our present study. Two studies stated that female's plaque index was better than males and were even statistically significant (Chelani et al, 2017); (Furuta et al, 2011). This could be attributed to the fact that good oral health has been associated with positive oral health beliefs and stability of beliefs (Glied and Neidell, 2008).…”

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Association between Gender and Plaque Index- A Retrospective analysis of 86,000 patient records over nine months

2021

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Dental plaque is the community of microorganisms found on a tooth surface as a biofilm, embedded in a matrix of polymers of host and bacterial origin. If not removed regularly, the biofilm undergoes maturation and the resulting pathogenic bacterial complex can lead to dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis. Dental plaque is seen in both genders and it depends on each individual's oral hygiene maintenance, which prevents progression of disease such as gingivitis and periodontitis. The aim of the study is to evaluate the association of gender with the amount of plaque. Retrospective study was conducted using patient records of University hospital. Consecutive case sheets with plaque index records were retrieved. Data was entered in excel and coded, then imported to SPSS. Descriptive statistics and Peasron's chi square association tests were done. The results were represented in the form of stacked bars. In this study, it was observed that out of 1152 patients, 51% were males and 49% were females. In relation to distribution of plaque index interpretation, out of 1152 patients, 41.44% had good plaque index scores, 33.45% had fair plaque index scores and 25.11% had poor plaque index scores.Plaque index was good for males (22.59%) than females (18.85%). There was no statistically significant association found between gender and amount of plaque (Chi square test=5.266,p= 0.621). Amount of plaque accumulation is more in females with no association between gender and plaque index.

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A survey of oral health status, subjective oral symptoms and oral health behaviors among first-year dental students at a Japanese university

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Purpose:The rapid deterioration of oral health in young adults is an alarming problem in Japan. The aim of the present study is to investigate the oral health status, subjective oral symptoms and oral health behaviors of dental students. Methods: Participants were 108 first-year students attending dental school in 2018-2019. Oral examinations were performed to assess dental caries indices, oral hygiene status, gingival bleeding on probing (BOP) and pocket depth. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess subjective oral symptoms and oral health behaviors. Results: The prevalence of decayed teeth (DT) and gingivitis (BOP ≥ 10%) were 43.5% and 50.0%, respectively. Having DT and gingivitis were significantly associated with poorer oral hygiene. No association was observed between DT and subjective symptoms. Having gingivitis was significantly associated with xerostomia, mouth-breathing and less use of interdental cleaning tools. Multiple logistic regression analysis for gingivitis yielded an odds ratio of 1.41 (95% confidence interval: 1.19-1.67) for plaque score, and 2.75 (1.27-5.98) for xerostomia. Conclusion: Since a relatively high ratio of students had DT and gingivitis without clear subjective symptoms, they require regular dental visits for early treatment and oral hygiene maintenance from the start of their time at university.

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Gender-based differences in occurrence of gingival disease among dental students: A survey

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Prevalence of Dental Plaque among Adults Attending Private Dental College in Chennai City- A Descriptive Study

Prevalence of Dental Plaque among Adults Attending Private Dental College in Chennai City- A Descriptive Study

Association between Gender and Plaque Index- A Retrospective analysis of 86,000 patient records over nine months

A survey of oral health status, subjective oral symptoms and oral health behaviors among first-year dental students at a Japanese university

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