Oral Hygiene Habits of 11-year-old Schoolchildren in 22 European Countries and Canada in 1993/1994

Kuusela, Sara; Honkala, Eino; Kannas, Lasse; Tynjälä, Jorma; Wold, Bente

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“…In Norway, Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, 73-83% of children as young as 11 years old brushed more often than once a day [32]. Females at the HSC followed the recommended toothbrushing frequency more often than males, which is consistent with results from studies conducted in other countries [3,[32][33][34][35].…”

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Dental Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour among Students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre

Al-Hussaini¹,

Alkandari²,

Hamadi³

et al. 2003

Med Princ Pract

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the extent of dental health knowledge among students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre (HSC), as well as their attitudes toward dental health and their oral hygiene habits. Methods: A structured questionnaire was distributed to 450 of the 800 students enrolled in 3 faculties of the HSC from March to April 2000. The questionnaire was completed anonymously by the students. Results: Four hundred and ten students (91.1%) completed the questionnaire. Of these, 64.6% believed that the main cause of tooth decay was ‘not brushing properly’. Only 19.3% of the students believed that sugar could cause dental decay. Half of the students did not know if sugar-free drinks are harmful to their teeth, and 29.5% did not know about any measures to prevent gums from bleeding. Self-assessment questions showed that 84.5% of the students were satisfied with their dental health. A large majority of the students (94.8%) brushed their teeth at least once a day. Female students brushed their teeth more frequently than male students, as did those students who had visited a dentist in the past 6–12 months and those who rated their dental health to be very good. The main reason given for a dental visit was toothache (70.0%). Coffee was consumed daily by 68.9% of students, 76.6% of whom added sugar to their coffee. Conclusions: The findings indicate that although most of the students at the HSC seem to be satisfied with their dental health, they did not have correct knowledge about the causes and prevention of dental diseases. In general, female students were more aware and concerned about dental health issues and more engaged in dental behaviour than male students.

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Dental Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour among Students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre

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Hamadi³

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“…Many published studies have considered frequency of toothbrushing both in the UK and in other European countries. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In the UK Child Dental Health Survey, O'Brien 4 found that 13% of 15-year-olds brushed their teeth three or more times daily, 67% twice daily, 17% once daily and 3% less often than daily; these finding are somewhat higher than in the current study. The comparable figures were 12% brushing three times daily, 60% twice daily and 27% brushed once per day or less.…”

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“…However, Honkala et al 6 surveyed 11-13 and 15-year-old adolescents in 11 European countries and reported the highest brushing frequency in Sweden; 98% of these children brushed daily compared with the lowest levels in Spain, where only 68% of children brushed daily. Kuusela et al 7 described the oral hygiene habits of 11-year-old schoolchildren in 22 European countries and Canada. This was part of a WHO Collaborative Study based on data collected during 1993-1994.…”

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Dental erosion in a group of British 14-year-old, school children. Part III: Influence of oral hygiene practises

2002

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Objectives The aims of this study were firstly to describe the dental history and oral hygiene practises in a cluster random sample of 14-year-old children in Birmingham, UK. The second aim was to determine whether the oral hygiene practises are associated with dental erosion. Method A total of 418, 14-year-old schoolchildren from a cluster random sample in Birmingham, UK were assessed for dental erosion (209 males and 209 females). Data on the dental history and oral hygiene practises were obtained from a self-reported questionnaire supplemented by a structured interview. The data were analysed using SPSS with Mann-Whitney U analyses and odds ratios. Results 74% of the teenagers claimed to attend the dentist on a sixmonthly basis; 60% brushed their teeth twice a day ie before breakfast and last thing at night, 25% once a day, 12% three times or more a day and 3% less than once a day. It was also found that 28% of the children brushed their teeth after meals; 92% of the children used a manual toothbrush and 56% of them replaced their toothbrush every threemonths. The most common technique used by the children was a circular brushing movement; 44% of them used a mouthwash and 40% used other interdental cleaning. Girls brushed their teeth more frequently than boys. Associations were found between dental erosion and brushing teeth last thing at night, after meals, techniques of brushing teeth, and type of toothbrush and frequency of brushing. Conclusion It was concluded that reported oral hygiene practises in teenage schoolchildren in Birmingham, UK complied with generally recommended guidelines. However, there was an association between dental erosion and some of these oral hygiene practises. Advice concerning the impact of some oral hygiene procedures needs to be given to those who are susceptible to dental erosion.The first and second parts of this study investigated the prevalence of dental erosion and possible relationships with socioeconomic group and the influence of dietary intake. This third part concerns other extrinsic factors that may also have an

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“…Cabe señalar que estas diferencias no fueron estadística-mente significativas (prueba ANOVA para muestras repetidas (p=0,163), sin embargo, se menciona esto porque se podría deducir que las mujeres aprovecharon mejor las técnicas de higiene oral impartidas durante el PESOS. Así mismo, estudios similares muestran mejores resultados en adolescentes de sexo femenino, con diferencias estadísti-camente significativas (5,17,18).…”

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Evaluación del un programa educativo-preventivo de salud oral con uso del recurso multimedia, en adolescentes peruanos

Noborikawa-Kohatsu

Irakawa

2014

Rev Estomatol Herediana.

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Evaluación del un programa educativo-preventivo de salud oral con uso del recurso multimedia, en adolescentes peruanos Noborikawa-Kohatsu AK, Kanashiro-Irakawa CR. Evaluación del un programa educativopreventivo de salud oral con uso del recurso multimedia, en adolescentes peruanos. Rev Estomatol Herediana. 2009; 19(1):31-38. RESUMENEl propósito del presente estudio fue evaluar la influencia del Programa Educativo de Salud Oral Sonrisas (PESOS) en la higiene oral y en los conocimientos de salud oral de los adolescentes del primer y segundo año de educación secundaria del Colegio La Unión, del distrito de Pueblo Libre de Lima, Perú. Fueron evaluados 132 estudiantes sobre su higiene oral y sus conocimientos de higiene oral antes y después del programa. El PESOS consistió en cuatro sesiones en las que se impartieron charlas sobre las estructuras de la cavidad oral, enfermedades orales más frecuentes y prevención en salud oral. Con el objetivo de proporcionar información permanente y rápido acceso sobre los temas impartidos durante las charlas, fue entregado un CD-ROM multimedia con toda la información pertinente, lo cual permitió a los estudiantes una comunicación activa entre ellos y la información contenida en el CD-ROM, a través de la computadora (feed back). Para evaluar la higiene oral, fue empleado el índice simplificado de higiene oral de GreeneVermillion y para medir los conocimientos adquiridos de los estudiantes fue aplicado un cuestionario validado por un grupo de especialistas en el área. Los resultados obtenidos permitieron a los autores concluir que tanto la higiene oral, como los conocimientos básicos sobre salud oral fueron mejorados después del PESOS (p=0,01), demostrando la importancia del uso de métodos creativos e innovadores en programas educativos de salud oral en adolescentes. Palabras clave: SALUD BUCAL / HIGIENE BUCAL / ÍNDICE DE HIGIENE BUCAL.Evaluation of the impact of an oral health educative program with multimedia resources in peruvian adolescents ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of an Oral Health Education Program (Programa educativo de salud oral sonrisas -"PESOS") in students (first and second grades) of "La Unión" High School, district of "Pueblo Libre", Peru. One hundred and thirty two students were engaged in the study and their oral hygiene and oral health basic knowledge were evaluated before and after the development of the program. The "PESOS" consisted of four sessions in which there were lectures concerning to healthy structures of oral cavity, more common oral diseases and preventive aspects of oral health. With the objective of promoting permanent information and quick access to the studied themes and also a reinforcement of the students' acquired information, a CD-ROM containing all pertinent information was recorded and gave to each student to allow an active communication between the students and the computer (feed back). To evaluate the oral hygiene the simplified Greene-Vermillion dental plaque index was employed and to measure the s...

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Oral Hygiene Habits of 11-year-old Schoolchildren in 22 European Countries and Canada in 1993/1994

Cited by 106 publications

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Dental Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour among Students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre

Dental Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour among Students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre

Dental erosion in a group of British 14-year-old, school children. Part III: Influence of oral hygiene practises

Evaluación del un programa educativo-preventivo de salud oral con uso del recurso multimedia, en adolescentes peruanos

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