Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Habits among Dental Patients in Italy

Villa, Alessandro; Kreimer, Aimée R.; Polimeni, Antonella; Cicciù, D; Strohmenger, L; Gherlone, Enrico; Abati, S.

doi:10.1159/000336786

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“…It was surprising to note that more than a third of the participants reported twice-daily mouth cleaning. This is higher than has been observed in previous studies [ 19 – 22 ] but lower that what is reported in other countries [ 24 , 25 , 30 ]. Interestingly, all socio-demographic characteristics examined namely age; educational status and geopolitical zoning were significantly related to frequency of tooth-brushing.…”

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Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

2014

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BackgroundThere is scarce information available on oral health service utilization patterns and common oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians. We conducted the 2010–2011 national oral health survey before the introduction of the national oral health policy to determine the prevalence of oral health service utilization, patterns of oral hygiene practices, and self reported oral health status, among adults in various social classes, educational strata, ethnic groups and geopolitical zones in Nigeria.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey in North-Central, North-West, South-East, South-South and South-West geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Multi-stage cluster sampling method was used for the sample selection. We administered a structured questionnaire to a total of 7,630 participants. Information on the socio-demographic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and oral health services utilization pattern of participants was obtained.ResultsWe interviewed 7, 630 participants (55.6% female). The participants ages ranged between 18 and 81 years, mean age was 37.96 (SD = 13.2). Overall 21.2% of the participants rated their oral health status as very good, 37.1% as good and 27.4% as fair. Only 26.4% reported having visited the dentist at least once prior to the conduct of the survey. More than half of these visits (54.9%) were for treatment purpose. Utilization of oral health services was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with being older, more educated and being engaged in a skilled profession. More educated persons, females and younger persons used toothbrushes for daily tooth cleaning. Age, sex, marital status, level of education and occupation were significantly related to daily frequency of tooth cleaning (p < 0.05).ConclusionOur results show that while most Nigerian adults have a positive view of their oral health status, majority reported poor oral health utilization habits. Older persons resident in the northern zones of the country and less educated persons displayed poorer oral hygiene practices. The study findings suggest that there is low oral health service utilization among adult Nigerians and that socio-demographic variables influence oral health utilization habits and oral hygiene behavior among adult Nigerians Further studies to identify other factors influencing oral health behavior are suggested.

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Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

2014

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“…from a sample of postpartum Italian women, concluded that 99.3% of them brushed their teeth daily. On the other hand, 72.7% of our sample of the Portuguese population claimed that they brushed their teeth twice a day, which is a very good result compared with other European results but still lower than what has been reported. Other associated habits, such as using dental floss and mouthwash, were not performed as frequently in Portugal as they are in other countries.…”

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Portuguese self-reported oral-hygiene habits and oral status

Melo

Marques²,

Silva³

2017

International Dental Journal

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“…It is possible that respondents over-reported behaviors that they believed more desirable for the purpose of the study. A recent Italian survey reported low rates of regular toothbrushing with a percentage as high as 75% of people reporting brushing only once a day [59]. Additionally, the frequency of toothbrushing does not reflect the quality of plaque control.…”

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Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Romano

Perotto

Bianco

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with self-awareness of periodontal health. Data were collected from a representative sample of 736 adults (25-75 years old) in a city of Northern Italy who self-assessed gingival bleeding, oral malodor, and tooth mobility in a questionnaire and who underwent clinical periodontal examination and organoleptic evaluation. Approximately 50% of the subjects were aware of their actual gingival health status and oral odor. The logistic regression analysis revealed that females presented higher odds of correctly perceiving their gingival conditions and mouth odor, while those who were older and smokers had a greater probability of being less objective in reporting them. Tooth type and position in the dental arches were positively associated with self-perception of tooth mobility. These findings reflected a low level of self-awareness that may influence oral care-seeking behavior. Subjects may be unconcerned about their periodontal health condition or lack enough knowledge to be aware of it. This points to the need for planning strategies to improve education and knowledge about periodontal health, which, by enhancing self-perception of periodontal symptoms, could help everyone to seek treatment in the initial stage of the disease. population and individual level [8]. In larger populations, a combination of demographic measures and self-reported oral health questions (self-perceived assessment) has demonstrated promising validity in predicting periodontitis for planning public health programs, especially when clinical assessment is unattainable [9][10][11][12]. In individuals, clinical and self-reported measures of periodontal disease have been reported to demonstrate significant disparity [13,14].A recent contribution provided evidence of low sensitivity (disease perception), but high specificity (health perception) values for self-reported bleeding gums [13,14] and low to moderate sensitivity and specificity for oral malodor [15][16][17][18], while little is known about self-perceived tooth mobility [15,16,19,20]. In contrast, people demonstrated the ability to refer to their own dental history, number of remaining teeth, previous experience of restorations, presence of prostheses, and screening of urgent dental care [6,9,[21][22][23][24].Several studies have shown that self-perception of oral health varies among social groups and age cohorts [13,25,26], although these findings have not been corroborated in other studies [27,28]. Most of the available information is derived from older participants, especially community dwelling or institutionalized individuals [29][30][31], while representative samples of adult populations were seldom involved, and none of them assessed predictors of gingival health and oral odor self-awareness [5,10,32]. Self-awareness of periodontal health status influences oral health-seeking behavior and is related to the utilization of dental services for early detection and prevention...

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Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Habits among Dental Patients in Italy

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Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

Portuguese self-reported oral-hygiene habits and oral status

Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

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