Comparison of Oral Health Status and Knowledge on Oral Health in Two Age Groups of Schoolchildren: A Cross-sectional Study

Geethapriya, PR; Asokan, Sharath; Kandaswamy, Deivanayagam

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1462

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“…This figure certainly has a significant influence on the dental health status of students in Islamic boarding schools in Medan City. Late teen have better knowledge of oral health, but oral hygiene practices are not followed effectively (Geethapriya & Kandaswamy, 2017). There is no relationship between knowledge with attitude dental and oral health maintenance, in line with our study obtained are still many students who have dental care attitude despite they already know.…”

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Dental Health Problems Amongâ santriâ atâ islamic Boarding Schools in Medan, North Sumatera

Purnama

Askhori

Pohan

et al. 2021

Jurnal Riset Kesehatan

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Dental health remains a public health problem with increased the prevalence of dental problems from 2007 to 2013. The problem is highest in the early adolescent age group. A dental problem occurs due to lack of behavior on the routine toothbrush (2.8%). The purpose of this study was to describe dental problems in Islamic boarding schools in Medan. This study used a cross sectional design in seven Islamic boarding schools in Medan with a total sample of 436 students in the 5.319 total population. System random sampling was applied in this study and the questionnaire was distributed to sample. The data analysis used was descriptive frequency. The results showed that the behavior of brushing teeth based on age group was highest in the early adolescent group in the category of brushing teeth in the morning (78%) and afternoon (92%). Based on gender, both men and women showed the highest tooth brushing behavior in the morning (37.8%; 40.4%) and afternoon (45.9%; 46.6%). Dental health problems by age group were included in the category of healthy teeth (49.1%). Based on gender also showed dental problems for both men and women (25.9%; 24.1%) in the category of healthy teeth. Dental health among female students is still found to have dental health problems caused by the behavior of brushing teeth that is not in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, namely after breakfast and before going to bed at night.

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Dental Health Problems Amongâ santriâ atâ islamic Boarding Schools in Medan, North Sumatera

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Askhori

Pohan

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“…Older children tend to be independent toothbrushers and therefore more likely to brush twice or more a day. However, Geethapriya et al (2017) and Butten et al (2020) reported no significant improvement in oral health practices in older children, supposedly due to complacency or lack of encouragement by parents.…”

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Socioeconomic Status and Toothbrushing in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Children

Fernando

et al. 2022

JDR Clinical & Translational Research

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Introduction: Dental caries in children is a multifactorial and complex condition. Toothbrushing helps maintain good oral hygiene and delivers fluoride. However, determinants of toothbrushing could vary based on Indigenous status. Objective: This study aimed to assess the association between socioeconomic status and adequate toothbrushing practice (brushing twice or more a day) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children. Methods: Data were acquired from the National Child Oral Health Survey (NCOHS) 2012 to 2014. NCOHS administered questionnaires to parents of a representative sample of 24,215 Australian children aged 5 to 14 y recruited using a complex sampling method. Data on the frequency of toothbrushing and socioeconomic status were collected through the questionnaires. Statistical analysis was conducted progressively from bivariate to multivariable regression modeling, stratified by Indigenous status. Results: Just over half of Indigenous children and over two-thirds of non-Indigenous children reported adequate toothbrushing. The prevalence of adequate brushing (twice or more a day) was 42% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10–1.84) higher among children with an overseas-born parent than those with Australian-born parents. Among non-Indigenous children, sex and age, parents’ country of birth, number of children in the family, and other family socioeconomic indicators (education, income, private health insurance) were associated with adequate toothbrushing. The prevalence of adequate brushing was 1.09 (95% CI, 1.03–1.15) and 1.15 (95% CI, 1.10–1.21) times higher when their parent possessed vocational training and tertiary education, respectively, compared to those children whose parents had school-level education. Conclusions: There were differences in patterns of socioeconomic disparities for toothbrushing practices between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children. Knowledge Transfer Statement: To promote positive toothbrushing practices in children, dental clinicians and public health professionals must be aware of the determinants of toothbrushing practices. Socioeconomic disparities in toothbrushing frequency were more apparent in non-Indigenous children. These results will help develop population-specific interventions that tackle the determinants to help improve oral hygiene behavior in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.

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“…Oral health plays a pivotal role in the overall wellbeing and there is a variation in oral health status due to the changing trends and lifestyle. 11 Oral diseases can be considered a public health problem due to their high prevalence and significant social impact. 12 Mostly young population are involved in poor health maintenance.…”

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Oral health profile maintenance among patients attending Isra Dental College

Tariq

Iqbal

Absi

et al. 2020

TPMJ

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Objectives: To determine the oral health profile maintenance among patients attending Isra dental college Hyderabad. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Oral pathology department of Isra University Hospital Hyderabad. Period: May 2017 February 2018. Material & Methods: All the patients either of gender presented at dental OPD with any oral health problem were included in the study. Clinical examination was done among all patients. All the patients interviewed regarding duration of disease and maintenance of oral health including type of tooth paste, frequency of tooth paste and timing of tooth paste. All the data was entered in the profroma and analysed by SPSS version 20. Results: Total 539 patients were studied; their mean age was 28.34+33.12 years. Females were found in majority 83.9%. Sensitivity was among 36.2% patients, need of filling was among 42.9% patients, need of scaling was among 31.7%. According to periodontal status, gums bleeding were in 13.2% patients, plaque formation was in 33.6% patients and calculus was in 10.0% patients. fluorosis was seen among 7.6% patients, malocclusion was in 13.7% patients, needs of Orthodontic treatment was in 14.7% patients and needs prosthodontics treatment was seen in 3.3% patients. According to oral health maintenance techniques Colgate, miswak and multiple tooth pastes uses were most common. Oral health status was insignificantly associated with frequency of oral health techniques, only needs of scaling was significantly higher among occasionally users of oral health techniques p-value 0.021. Conclusion: It was concluded that occasionally oral health maintenance patients were at high risk of sensitively, need of scaling and need of filling. High female ratio involved in poor oral health status.

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Comparison of Oral Health Status and Knowledge on Oral Health in Two Age Groups of Schoolchildren: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract: Introduction: Oral health plays a pivotal role in the overall wellbeing of children. As children grow, there is a variation in their oral health status due to the changing trends and lifestyle.

Cited by 10 publications

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Dental Health Problems Amongâ santriâ atâ islamic Boarding Schools in Medan, North Sumatera

Dental Health Problems Amongâ santriâ atâ islamic Boarding Schools in Medan, North Sumatera

Socioeconomic Status and Toothbrushing in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Children

Oral health profile maintenance among patients attending Isra Dental College

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