Periodontal conditions of Colombian university students aged 16 to 35

Abstract

Periodontal conditions of Colombian university students aged 16 to 35Abstract: Epidemiological data on the periodontal health and oral hygiene practices of young individuals in Latin America are limited. This study was conducted in a sample of 355 first-year students randomly selected from 3,251 new students entering the largest university in Colombia. Participants received a periodontal examination and were interviewed about oral hygiene practices. Specifically, this study assessed the relationship between oral hygiene practices (including smoking tobacco) and plaque accumulation and/or periodontal bleeding on probing (BOP). Participants had extensive plaque accumulation and BOP, with a mean O´Leary plaque index of 56% and mean BOP of 37%. Both measures were higher for proximal surfaces. Plaque indices of at least 50% were not associated with any oral hygiene factors; however, plaque index and use of dental floss were associated with a BOP of at least 50%. Frequency of tooth brushing was higher in female than in male participants. Only 5% of participants reported smoking tobacco. On average, participants had 2.7 ± 4.6 pockets of at least 4 mm (18% of participants had ≥ 5 and 9% of participants had ≥ 10 pockets of this depth, respectively). On average, participants had 2.1 ± 4.4 sites with clinical attachment loss of at least 2 mm (15% and 6% of participants had ≥ 5 and ≥ 10 sites with this level of loss). Only 8% of participants were diagnosed with moderate periodontitis, and no participants were diagnosed with severe periodontitis. In conclusion, although participants had high levels of plaque and BOP, signs of advanced destructive periodontal disease were minimal.

Bio-sociodemographic and economic aspects and their connection to the oral health behavior of Brazilian and non-Brazilian academics

“…Corroborating the deficiency in instituting this habit, a research in Nigeria showed that 48.6% of university students had never used dental floss (Folayan et al, 2013), similar to what was observed in Colombia (Marulanda et al, 2014). Low flossing habits were also observed in Lisbon (Fortes et al, 2016) and Brazil (Ferreira- Borges, Parry, & Barbor, 2017).…”

“…Therefore, although studies suggest a good frequency of tooth brushing and use of toothbrush and toothpaste among academics of different nationalities (Marulanda, Coral, Sabogal, & Serrano, 2014;Peltzer & Pengpid, 2014;Halawany, Abraham, Jacob, & Al-Maflehi, 2015;Waheed, Saeed, & Jameel, 2017), the discrepancy between the self-perception of oral health and hygiene and the daily practice of dental cleaning may result from a deficiency in knowledge and adequate habits of oral health.…”

A multicenter study of oral health behavior among adult subjects from three South American cities

“…In Latin America, epidemiological data regarding oral health behavior are scarce, 21 and disclose only limited information on adult subjects. Furthermore, the studies are either limited to students, 22,23 teenagers 24 or patients, 25 or were conducted more than 15 years ago. 26 In this sense, studies performed in South America are of foremost interest.…”

Eficacia de un programa de higiene oral individualizado con refuerzo a través de redes sociales en jóvenes universitarios con diagnóstico de gingivitis / Efficacy of an Individualized Prevention Program Including Social Media Support on University...

“…En el estudio fueron incluidos treinta y ocho pacientes con un promedio de edad de El tercer estudio de salud buco-dental realizado en Colombia en el año 1998 encontró como aproximadamente el 70 % de la muestra de jóvenes entre los 20 y 24 años de edad presentaba sangrado gingival (4), estos resultados son compatibles con análisis a muestras de jóvenes universitarios de Bogotá donde se ha encontrado un Índice de Placa de O´Leary del 56 % y un porcentaje de hemorragia al sondaje de 37 % (20). Los valores del Índice de Placa de los estudiantes incluidos en el presente estudio son aún mayores, 72.6 %, y los de hemorragia al sondaje son similares a los descritos, 36.7 %; sin embargo los estudiantes no presentaron profundidades incrementadas al sondaje, ni una magnitud significativa de pérdida del nivel de inserción clínico, por lo cual el diagnóstico periodontal de ellos sería gingivitis.…”