Dental Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Occurrence of Dental Caries Among Adolescents in a Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Nigeria

Ogundele, B.O.; Ogunsile, Seyi Elizabeth

doi:10.3923/aje.2008.64.71

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“…Al-Omari and Harnasha [11] investigated the oral health attitudes and practice dental students in Jordan and observed that oral health attitude and practice were significantly higher in females than males. Ogundele and Ogunsile [15] and Braimoh and Owoturo [10] in their studies observed that though females had better knowledge, attitude and practice than males, the influence of gender on attitude and practice was significant and non-significant in relation to knowledge. Al-Sharbatti and Sadek [14] observed a nonsignificant relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice and gender.…”

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“…The study further showed a non-significant inverse relationship between age and attitude similar to what was observed in the present study. Ogundele and Ogunsile [15] and Singh et al [13] reported that as the age increases, oral health knowledge, attitude and practice becomes significantly poor. The reason for this is not known, however this may not be unconnected to the fact that old people show less concern about their health and due to financial hardship may not be able to obtain dental care and procure materials required for oral self-care.…”

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“…Poor oral health knowledge and practice are reported to be significantly higher among the older participants [13,14]. Ogundele and Ogunsile reported that gender and age influenced oral health knowledge, attitude and practice among secondary school students [15]. However, another study revealed that age was not a significant factor affecting knowledge, attitude and practice [10].…”

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Gender and Age Related Disparity in Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Elderly Pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

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2017

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There is an increased interest in looking at age and gender differences in health and disease, including oral health.The objective of this study was to determine the influence of age and gender on oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The research was analytic descriptive survey in design. A total of 543 old people were selected by systematic random sampling. Data was collected with a self-developed Oral Health Assessment Questionnaire (OHAQ) designed in four sections (A-D) and analyzed using SPSS version 20 (IBM SPSS Armonk, New York). Relationship between variables was established using independent t-test and ANOVA, and significance determined at 0.05 alpha level. A total of 543 pensioners were involved in the study, this consisted of 295 (54.3%) were males and 248 (45.7%) females. The age groups 60-64 years, 65-69 years and ≥70 years constituted 234 (43.1%), 206 (37.9%) and 103 (19.0%) of the respondents respectively. Thirty-seven percent, 34% and 41% of the respondents had good oral knowledge, positive attitude and good behavior respectively. The oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores for females were 14.8, 30.2 and 10.8 respectively. These were significantly higher in females than in males. Oral health knowledge and behavior decreased significantly with increase in age, while there was a non-significant decrease of oral health attitude with increasing age. This study found that oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of the pensioners differ significantly with gender, as well as a significant decrease in oral health knowledge and practice with increasing age. The study recommends that promotion of oral health among the pensioners.

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“…19 The developing countries have rather observed an increasing prevalence of caries with changes in the dietary pattern. 3,4 In Nigeria the rural areas where the very low prevalence of caries was previously observed 20 are now experiencing an increase in prevalence because of easy access to cariogenic food 1,21 and oral health care is not easily accessible to the average Nigerian 22 Majority of the rural dwellers cannot afford toothpaste whilst chewing sticks are more accessible to them. The need to encourage the use of chewing sticks among these communities during our outreach programmes forms the basis of these series of fluoride research in various chewing sticks in Nigeria.…”

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“…1,2 The prevalence of dental caries is on the increase in developing countries due to increased consumption of refined sugar and inadequate use of fluoridated products. 3,4 This increase in prevalence is more in rural areas because of accessibility to cariogenic diet and other risk factors. 5,6 Caries prevalence has reduced in developed countries due to the use of fluoridated materials.…”

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Salivary Fluoride Retention: A Comparative Analysis between Fluoride Containing Chewing Sticks and a Non Herbal Fluoridated Toothpaste

Uwadia

Obontu

Ibiyemi

et al. 2019

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Aim:To determine and compare salivary fluoride retention after the use of different fluoride-containing chewing sticks and a non-herbal fluoridated toothpaste. Materials and methods:This double-blind cross-over experimental study was undertaken among twenty randomly selected senior secondary students in Ibadan, Nigeria. Saliva samples were collected to establish baseline fluoride concentration before the use of chewing sticks and non-herbal fluoridated toothpaste. Four commonly used chewing sticks and one non-herbal fluoridated toothpaste were each used at two days interval, and saliva samples were collected at 0, 10, 30, 45 and 60 minutes after each use. These samples were stored and transported in Gio'Style coolers to the laboratory, where they were analyzed for fluoride concentration using a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 620 nm. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p < 0.05. Result:At baseline mean (± SD) salivary fluoride concentration of participants was 25.95 (± 4.58) ppm. The mean (± SD) salivary fluoride concentration at 0 minutes was 228.0 (± 032.80) ppm, 427.65 (± 122.85) ppm, 413.45 (± 78.08) ppm, 329.05 (± 83.12) ppm and 323.80 (± 66.41) ppm corresponding to Alchornea laxiflora, Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, Anogeissus leocarpus, Masularia acuminate and non-herbal toothpaste respectively. At 60 minutes Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides had the highest mean (± SD) fluoride concentration of 44.75 (± 13.32) ppm. The differences in mean (± SD) salivary fluoride concentrations amongst these tooth cleaning aids at 60 minutes were statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion:Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides had the highest mean (± SD) salivary fluoride retention followed by the nonherbal fluoridated toothpaste.Clinical significance: The use of chewing sticks can be a cost-effective and efficient means of caries prevention if used properly at regular interval.

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Integrated oral, mental and sexual health management for adolescents: a call for professional collaboration

Foláyan

Adeniyi

Oziegbe

et al. 2016

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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Dental Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Occurrence of Dental Caries Among Adolescents in a Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Nigeria

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Gender and Age Related Disparity in Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Elderly Pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Gender and Age Related Disparity in Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Elderly Pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Salivary Fluoride Retention: A Comparative Analysis between Fluoride Containing Chewing Sticks and a Non Herbal Fluoridated Toothpaste

Integrated oral, mental and sexual health management for adolescents: a call for professional collaboration

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