scholarly journals Stimulated Hyposalivary Flow Rates in Healthcare Students in an Interprofessional Awareness Educational Program Curriculum

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
R. Constance Wiener ◽  
Susan Morgan ◽  
Lauren Swager ◽  
Christina DeBiase ◽  
Christa L. Lilly
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Medication Compliance ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose. Hyposalivation influences quality of life and medication compliance. However, oral health knowledge (in general) and knowledge about hyposalivation (in particular) are often lacking in nondental healthcare professional’s curricula. Additionally, hyposalivation has not been adequately studied in young adults. The purpose for this study is twofold: to use an interprofessional educational curriculum to increase nondental healthcare students’ knowledge about oral health and salivary testing and determine whether hyposalivation is different between sexes in young adults. Method. First-year medical and pharmacy students (N=178) learned the process of saliva collection and provided samples in an interprofessional program. Results. There were 14.4% of participants with hyposalivation; 72.0% were female. Males had higher flow rates (P=0.005). There failed to be a significant difference between the sexes with frank hyposalivation. There failed to be a significant difference in hyposalivation and medication use/nonuse. Conclusions. Hyposalivation is a biomedical, public health concern. However, in this young population, there was no significant difference between sexes or in medication use/nonuse. Through participation in the program, the students learned about salivary flow rates and the need for collaboration among professionals to prevent negative impacts of hyposalivation and oral health.

Self perceived oro-facial behaviour and malocclusion among young adults in Hyderabad city

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasari Tejaswini ◽  
Suhas Kulkarni ◽  
Dolar Doshi ◽  
Adepu Srilatha
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundAesthetic alterations in the face can be self-perceived and can affect quality of life in young adults.ObjectiveTo assess the impact of malocclusion on self- perceived oro-facial behaviour among young adults.MethodsA Cross sectional study was conducted among 638 young adults (aged 18–21 years) of Hyderabad city. One college from each of the five zones of the Hyderabad city (five colleges) were selected by simple random sampling procedure. A 21-item Oro-facial investment scale (OFIS) questionnaire assessing self-perceived oral health knowledge, attitude, practice and Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) assessing the severity of malocclusion was used. Data were analysed with standard statistical software (SPSS, Statistical package for the social sciences, version 20.0). p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsMales had higher mean scores for knowledge (2.90 ± 0.49) than females (2.73 ± 0.82) and was statistically significant (p = 0.002*). No statistically significant gender differences were found in relation to attitude and practice. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was a significant difference in all the three scores (knowledge, attitude, practice) with respect to age, with significantly high score for knowledge and practice among 18 year old subjects (p = 0.0001*; p = 0.0003* respectively) and attitude among 21 year old subjects (p = 0.0049*). No statistically significant age, gender differences were found in relation to DAI scores. Upon correlation, DAI significantly and positively correlated with knowledge (p = 0.03*) and attitude (p = 0.0001*).ConclusionThis study has shown significant impact of malocclusion on the self-perceived oro-facial behaviour.

Oral health status, salivary flow rate and salivary quality in children, adolescents and young adults with ADHD

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1137-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariela Hidas ◽  
Avia Fux Noy ◽  
Noam Birman ◽  
Joseph Shapira ◽  
Israel Matot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Salivary Flow Rate ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults

Salivary flow rates and buffer capacity and its relationship with oral health status: a cross-sectional study on crack-cocaine-addicted males

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (33) ◽  
pp. 41876-41884
Author(s):  
Nara Santos Araujo ◽  
Maria das Graças Alonso Oliveira ◽  
Antenor Vieira Borges Neto ◽  
Ynara Bosco de Oliveira Lima Arsati ◽  
Jean Nunes dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Rates

scholarly journals Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 043-048 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jagan ◽  
Nusrath Fareed ◽  
Hemanth Battur ◽  
Sanjeev Khanagar ◽  
Bhat Manohar
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference

ABSTRACT Objective: To measure conceptual oral health knowledge among school teachers using comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge (CMOHK) instrument. Materials and Methods: A total of 240 school teachers drawn through cluster random sampling from across Sullia taluk. Conceptual knowledge was assessed using Comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge questionnaire. Oral health status was recorded on a World Health Organization oral health assessment Proforma. Results: Overall distribution of CMOHK scores revealed that 106(44%) subjects had good conceptual oral health knowledge, 81(33.7%) subjects had fair and 53(22%) subjects were categorized under poor conceptual knowledge respectively. Statistically significant difference was observed for mean scores for conceptual knowledge in relation to gender (12.8v/s 15.3), in terms of type of school teachers (14.4 v/s 11.2) and in relation to age of the subjects. Primary school teachers exhibited a consistently better CMOHK scores 0.003(0.001-0.011) compared to their high school counterparts 0.003(0.001-0.012). Conclusion: The mean CMOHK score of this group was 12.5±1.3 and is considered to be fair. There is an inverse association between age, educational levels and income in relation to CMOHK scores.

Association Between Salivary Flow Rate and the Use of Systemic Medication Among 76-, 81-, and 86-year-old Inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
pp. 1875-1880 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.O. Narhi ◽  
J.H. Meurman ◽  
A. Ainamo ◽  
J.M. Nevalainen ◽  
K.G. Schmidt-Kaunisaho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Salivary Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Systemic Medication ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Saliva Flow

The aim of this study was to examine salivary flow rate and its association with the use of medication in a representative sample of 76-, 81-, and 86-year-old subjects, totaling 368. In this study, 23% (n = 80) of the subjects were unmedicated. From one to three daily medications were used by 47% (n = 168) and more than four medications by 30% (n = 104). The most commonly used medications were nitrates, digitalis or anti-arrhythmic drugs (47.7%), analgesics and antipyretics (32.6%), and diuretics (29.5%). The mean number used daily was significantly higher in 86-year-olds than in the two younger age groups (p < 0.01). No significant differences in this respect were found between genders. Among the unmedicated subjects, 76-year-olds had significantly higher stimulated salivary flow rates than did the 81-year-olds (p < 0.05). Unmedicated women showed significantly lower unstimulated (p < 0.01) and stimulated flow rates than did men (p < 0.05). Stimulated salivary flow rate was also significantly higher in the 76-year-old medicated subjects than in the medicated 86-year-old subjects (p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in unstimulated salivary flow rates among the three age groups. Medicated women showed significantly lower unstimulated salivary flow rates than men (p < 0.001), although the difference in stimulated saliva flow was not significant. A statistically significant difference in unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates was found between unmedicated persons and those who took from four to six, or more than seven, prescribed medications daily.

scholarly journals Perbandingan efektivitas dental health education metode ceramah dan metode permainan simulasi terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak

e-GIGI ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Retno Puspitaningtiyas ◽  
Michael A. Leman ◽  
Juliatri .
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Equivalent Control

Abstract: Indonesia has a prevalence of oral health problems which is continuously increasing, mostly among children. The two dominating diseases namely dental caries and periodontal disease. Factor that influences both diseases is behavior. Intervention through education with the use of appropriate methods and media can improve children’s knowledge. This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of dental health education (DHE) using lecture method and simulation game in increasing the knowledge of oral health of children. This was a quasi experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design. Respondents were students of SDN Mantelagheng aged 10-12 years old as many as 56 students obtained by using total sampling method. Respondents were divided into two groups: lecture and simulation game, each of 27 students. The results showed that the DHE in lecture and simulation game groups could significantly increase the children’s knowledge about oral health (p=0.000). The Mann-Whitney test showed a significant difference in effectiveness between the two groups (p=0.000). The average value of the lecture group was 16.52 meanwhile of the simulation group 38.48. Conclusion: Simulation game method was more effective to improve the oral health knowledge of children than the lecture method.Keywords: dental health education, knowledgeAbstrak: Indonesia memiliki prevalensi masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang terus meningkat, dan sebagian besar terjadi pada anak-anak. Dua penyakit yang mendominasi, yaitu karies gigi dan penyakit periodontal. Faktor yang berpengaruh pada kedua penyakit ini yaitu perilaku. Intervensi melalui pendidikan dengan penggunaan metode dan media yang tepat, dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan efektivitas dental health education (DHE) metode ceramah dan permainan simulasi terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak. Jenis penelitian ialah quasi experimental dengan rancangan non equivalent control group. populasi penelitian yaitu siswa SDN Mantelagheng yang berusia 10-12 tahun. Terdapat 56 siswa sebagai responden, diperoleh dengan metode total sampling,dibagi dalam dua kelompok yakni ceramah dan permainan simulasi masing-masing 27 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan DHE pada kelompok ceramah dan permainan simulasi terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut masing-masing mendapatkan p=0,000. Hasil uji Mann-Whitney menunjukkan perbandingan bermakna antara efektivitas kedua kelompok (p=0,000), dengan nilai rerata kelompok ceramah 16,52 dan kelompok permainan simulasi 38,48. Simpulan: Metode permainan simulasi lebih efektif terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak dibandingkan dengan metode ceramah.Kata kunci: dental health education, pengetahuan

scholarly journals Oral health knowledge and dental behavior among individuals with autism in Jordan: a case–control study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabha Mahmoud Alshatrat ◽  
Isra Abdelkarim Al-Bakri ◽  
Wael Mousa Al-Omari ◽  
Noor Abdullah Al Mortadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background Oral care is acknowledged as an integral component of general health and plays an essential role in establishing the desired level of quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Purpose To investigate oral health knowledge and dental behaviors in individuals with ASD in comparison with individuals without ASD in Jordan. Methods A case–control study was carried out among 296 caregivers of individuals with ASD (n = 147) and control (n = 149) groups. A closed ended, validated self-designed questionnaire was distributed. The questionnaire included questions addressing participant’s oral health knowledge and behaviour. Data were analyzed using SPSS® software Version 22 with a 0.05 level of significance. A Chi-square test and contingency-table analysis were performed. Results Individuals with ASD in Jordan were significantly less knowledgeable about different oral health aspects than individuals without ASD (p < 0.05). Fewer individuals in the ASD group brushed their teeth once or twice daily (89%), compared to the control group (93%). Only 15% of the ASD participants could brush their teeth without help. The use of fluoridated toothpaste and the frequency of using mouth rinse demonstrated a significant difference between groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion ASD individuals in Jordan suffer from a significant lack of oral knowledge comparing to their controls, leading to a misunderstanding of the basic and highly important dental health aspects. Indicating that the knowledge was not enough to influence their dental behaviors. Children with ASD and their families should receive appropriate education in special need oral health care given by oral health professionals to reduce the risk of having dental problems and oral disease and enhance their quality of life.

scholarly journals Hyposalivation, oral health, and Candida colonization in independent dentate elders

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242832
Author(s):  
Nada Buranarom ◽  
Orapin Komin ◽  
Oranart Matangkasombut
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dry Mouth ◽  
Root Caries ◽  
Tongue Coating ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Significance Level

Hyposalivation is an important problem in elders and could interfere with several oral functions and microbial ecology. While the number of independent elders who retain more natural teeth increases worldwide, few studies examined hyposalivation in this population. Thus, this study aims to examine relationships between hyposalivation, oral health conditions and oral Candida colonization in independent dentate elders and evaluate factors associated with salivary flow and Candida carriage. We conducted a cross-sectional study in fifty-three dentate elders (≥65 years old with at least 4 pairs of posterior occlusal contacts) with no, or well-controlled, systemic conditions. Participants were interviewed for medical history, subjective dry mouth symptoms, oral hygiene practices and denture information. Unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates, objective dry mouth signs, gingival, tongue-coating, and root-caries indices were recorded. Stimulated saliva was cultured on Sabouraud-dextrose agar for Candida counts. Candida species were identified using chromogenic Candida agar and polymerase chain reaction. Statistical significance level was set at p<0.05. The results showed that hyposalivation was associated with higher gingival and tongue-coating indices (p = 0.003 and 0.015, respectively), but not root-caries index. Hyposalivation was also associated with higher prevalence of oral Candida colonization (p = 0.010; adjusted OR = 4.36, 95% confidence interval = 1.29–14.72). These two indices and Candida load were negatively correlated with unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates. Interestingly, non-albicans Candida species were more prevalent in denture wearers (p = 0.017). Hence, hyposalivation is a risk factor for poorer oral health and oral Candida colonization in independent dentate elders. Because of its potential adverse effects on oral and systemic health, hyposalivation should be carefully monitored in elders.

Self-reported Oral Health Knowledge, DMFT status and Oral Hygiene Practices among University students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1152-1157
Author(s):  
M. A. Abdulsalam ◽  
N A Alsewaiq ◽  
S. A. Hamza ◽  
A.U. Y. Syed ◽  
M. A. Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
University Students ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Significant Difference

Aim: To assess dental caries knowledge, DMFT status and oral hygiene practices among Science and Non-science University students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted through a questionnaire that contained sociodemographic information, questions about oral health knowledge (OHK) assessed on Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree). Questions about dental caries, teeth extracted due to caries, and filled teeth while the fourth section questions were about oral hygiene practices (OHP). Data were processed using SPSS (version 21) with significance level of p≤0.050. Results: Four hundred (400) students participated in current study in which 190 students were from science (medicine and pharmacy) and 210 from non-science (education and arts) colleges. Male and female ratio were 185(46.3%) and 215(53.8%) respectively. Overall, oral health knowledge status was demonstrated as non-significant by both science and non-science students except for question regarding transmission of dental caries. A significant difference was observed between gender (p=0.016) for all questions except question 2 (bacteria is the cause of tooth decay). In addition, a significant difference were observed between urban and rural students (p=0.037) for question 2. No significant difference were observed for decayed, extracted teeth and oral hygiene practices between science and non-science students.. Conclusion: Statistically no significant difference in status of knowledge, decayed and missing teeth and oral hygiene practices was observed between science and non-science students, except for filled teeth. However differences among genders and urban/rural was noted. Keywords: Dental caries, Oral health practice, Science, Non-science, University students

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