scholarly journals IMPACTO DO PROGRAMA DE EDUCAÇÃO TUTORIAL (PET/MEC) SOBRE A SAÚDE BUCAL EM MUNICÍPIOS DO ESTADO DA BAHIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Martinez Fonseca ◽  
Thamiles Pinheiro Araújo ◽  
Marina Cartibani Santos ◽  
Camila Neves Nobre ◽  
Monah Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Poor Oral Hygiene ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Educational Distribution

This article describes an activity of teaching and extension developed by members of the Fellows Program Education Tutorial dentistry course of Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, entitled “ PET on the rails”. Aims to report two successful experiences in promoting oral health in several cities in the state of Bahia. Activities were recreational and educational communities in the municipalities of São Domingos and Ribeira do Pombal, like brushing supervised oral, educational lectures, games and jokes of the educational distribution of toothbrushes and toothpastes . There was full participation of students from the PET group, under the supervision of a teacher. Issues related to the promotion of oral health and systemic been showed with individuals of different age groups. An this, the relevance of this project is attributed to the social impacts on the development of knowledge and attitudes about the proper maintenance of oral health for the communities involved, as well as the understanding of the causes and consequences of poor oral hygiene.

scholarly journals Oral Hygiene Awareness and Practices among a Sample of Primary School Children in Rural Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Md. Al-Amin Bhuiyan ◽  
Humayra Binte Anwar ◽  
Rezwana Binte Anwar ◽  
Mir Nowazesh Ali ◽  
Priyanka Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Inadequate oral health knowledge and awareness is more likely to cause oral diseases among all age groups, including children. Reports about the oral health awareness and oral hygiene practices of children in Bangladesh are insufficient. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health awareness and practices of junior school children in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur District, Bangladesh. The study covered 150 children aged 5 to 12 years of age from three primary schools. The study reveals that the students have limited awareness about oral health and poor knowledge of oral hygiene habits. Oral health awareness and hygiene practices amongst the school going children was found to be very poor and create a much-needed niche for implementing school-based oral health awareness and education projects/programs.

scholarly journals A Survey to Oral Health Status and Oral Hygiene Behaviour of Orphan Children Located in Support Centres

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeedeh Abedassar ◽  
Tayebeh Malek Mohammadi ◽  
Tania Dehesh ◽  
Sajad Dehesh ◽  
Hamid Reza Hajizamani
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Plaque Index ◽  
Female Group ◽  
Hygiene Behaviour

Abstract Introduction: oral health is an integral part of general health. There are many epidemiological studies on oral health of school aged children; however orphan oral health has been neglected. This study aimed to evaluate oral health status and oral hygiene behaviour of orphan who are living in care home.Method and material: all children aged between 6-18 years who were living in orphan care home were participated in the study after acquiring legal permission and signing consent form. Data of dental caries, gingival health and oral hygiene factors were recorded by a trained dentist using WHO oral health basic survey methods. Descriptive analysis was performed to reach the study aim and objectives.Result: totally 356 children were participated, with 50.6% of female group. The study subjects were classified in two age groups 6-12 and 13-18 years old.Mean DMFT/dmft was 1.73 ± 1.84 and 4.13 ± 3.80 in 6-12 years old. Only 39.5% of 12-18 years old have healthy gingiva. Mean of plaque index was 0.98 ± 0.86 for whole study population. There was a significant relationship between gender and plaque index and also tooth brushing behaviour.Conclusion: result showed that oral health of orphan children is not adequate. Therefore regular dental check up and oral health education programs are necessary.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-345
Author(s):  
PR Geethapriya ◽  
D Kandaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Two Age Groups

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. Aim To evaluate and compare the factors related to oral health status in two age groups of school going children. Materials and methods A total of 582 children aged 8 to 11 years from 3 schools were included. Based on their school grade, they were grouped as younger (third grade) and older (fifth grade) children. Their dental caries status, caries treatment needs, oral hygiene status were assessed. A questionnaire was given to them to assess their knowledge on oral health. Results Both third and fifth grade children had similar caries status. The caries treatment needs was significantly higher (p = 0.02) in fifth grade children of school III. The oral hygiene status was significantly better (p = 0.004) in fifth grade children of school I and third grade children (p < 0.001) of school III. Fifth grade children were found to have more knowledge on oral health and it was statistically significant in school II (p = 0.001). In school III, as caries status increased, the oral hygiene index score significantly increased (p = 0.001). Conclusion Age did not have any influence on the oral health status of children. The older children had better knowledge on oral health, but the oral hygiene practices were not followed effectively How to cite this article Geethapriya PR, Asokan S, Kandaswamy D. Comparison of Oral Health Status and Knowledge on Oral Health in Two Age Groups of Schoolchildren: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(4):340-345.

scholarly journals A Retrospective analysis of Oral Hygiene status among Geriatric Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL3) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
Dharahaas C ◽  
Jeevitha M ◽  
Mahathi N
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Large Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Patient Records ◽  
Root Caries ◽  
Poor Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Hospital

Geriatric patients need adequate oral health care which can greatly influence their overall general health. A large population of the elderly patients due to poor oral hygiene suffer from periodontal disease and root caries which can lead to edentulousness. The present study analysed the oral hygiene status among geriatric patients visiting dental hospital in an institution. A total of 86000 patient records were reviewed from June 2019 - April 2020. 233 geriatric patients were included in the study. The gender, age and Oral Hygiene Index- Simplified (OHI-S) of the patients were recorded and statistically analysed. The study consisted of 233 patients out of which 66 patients (28.6%) were females and 165 (71.4%) were males. The results showed that 31% of the patients had good oral hygiene, 60% showed fair and 9% of the patients showed poor oral hygiene. 34.6% of the females had good oral hygiene and 57.5% had fair oral hygiene. 30% of the males showed good oral hygiene and 60% had fair oral hygiene. Within the limits of the study, it was evident that most of the geriatric patients had fair oral hygiene status.

scholarly journals Infrequent tooth brushing and teeth lost may increase the risk of oral and pharyngeal cancers: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Geol Woo ◽  
Kijeong Lee ◽  
Ji Sung Lee ◽  
Jinkwon Kim ◽  
Younkyung Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Poor Oral Hygiene ◽  
National Health Insurance System ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Number Of Teeth ◽  
Study Results

Abstract Background: Oral and pharyngeal cancers are emerging and troublesome diseases worldwide. Although poor oral hygiene behaviors and parameters affecting oral health have been considered as potential risk factors of oral and pharyngeal cancers including smoking and alcohol consumption for decades, study results have been inconsistent. Longitudinal studies regarding the association between poor oral hygiene behaviors and parameters of oral health and the occurrence of oral and pharyngeal cancers have been lacking. We aimed to investigate this relationship in a nationwide general population-based cohort.Methods: We included data on demographics, past history, and laboratory findings for 150,774 subjects without teeth lost from the Korean National Health Insurance System-Health Screening Cohort. The presence of periodontal disease and parameters of oral health, including frequency of tooth brushings, dental visits for any reason, professional teeth scaling, and number of teeth lost, were investigated. Oral and pharyngeal cancers were defined by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, codes of C00-C14.Results: During a median 11.1 years of follow-up, 1,155 (0.77%) oral and pharyngeal cancers occurred. Based on multivariable analysis, after adjusting for demographics, alcohol consumption, smoking status, regular exercise, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, blood and urinary laboratory findings, and parameters of oral health including frequent tooth brushing (three or more times per day) were related to a lower risk of oral and pharyngeal cancers (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.78, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.66–0.93, p=0.005). An increased number of teeth lost (≥15) was positively associated with occurrence of oral and pharyngeal cancers (HR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.26–2.31, p=0.001 in model 1; HR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.24–2.28, p<0.001 in model 2; HR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.22–2.25, p=0.001 in model 3; p-value for trend test for HR <0.001).Conclusions: The occurrence of oral and pharyngeal cancers decreased with more frequent tooth brushing (three or more times per day) and increased with the number of teeth lost. With regards to the prevention of oral and pharyngeal cancers, improving oral hygiene may have a significant contribution.

scholarly journals The motives for seeking dental health services in a sample of children attending a College of Dentistry.

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Alaa Mustafa ◽  
Heran Hassan ◽  
Fighan Huseen
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Chief Complaint ◽  
P Value ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Chief Complaints

Background and Objectives: The chief complaints of the patients are essential components, being useful for several reasons, including monitoring of oral health services and measuring the effectiveness of the oral health awareness programs. The objective of the study was to explore the common chief complaints of patients seeking treatment and distribution of cases according to the demographic data among patients attending a dental college in Erbil, Iraq. Patients and methods: The age, gender, and the chief complaints or the main reason for the visit were recorded for each consecutive patient of a total of 1233 patients who visited the oral hygiene clinics in the College of Dentistry at Hawler Medical University (Erbil city, Iraq), from October 2016 to June 2017 were recruited. Patients at the age of 3 - 14 years old. The chi-square test was used to find any statistical association between the variables. P value of less than 0.01 was considered statistically significant. Results: The pain was found to be the most common chief complaint reported by 51.1% of the patients. Followed by oral hygiene reported by 26%, among which 658 (53.4%) were males and 575 (46.6%) were females. When the age groups were considered separately, “toothache” or pain was the most common chief complaints reported by all ages except for the <5 years’ group patients for whom that oral hygiene was the most common chief complaint. In the age group of 10-14 years, in addition to pain and oral hygiene, significantly more subjects complained of or-thodonitc treatment need. Conclusion: Chief complaints denote the demand for dental care and thus, helps in proper plan-ning of the public dental health care system. So the reason for dental visit varies across differ-ent age groups and to some extent, gender differences was a considering issue. Keywords: Distribution, Paedodontics, Diagnosis, Dental chief complaints.

scholarly journals Relationship between dental caries, oral hygiene and malocclusion among Syrian refugee children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesreen A. Salim ◽  
Rasha A. Alamoush ◽  
Mariam Mohammad Al-Abdallah ◽  
Aya Ahmed Al-Asmar ◽  
Julian D. Satterthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Contact Point ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Syrian Refugee

Abstract Background Little is known about the oral disease burden in refugee children and associated risk factors. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the oral hygiene status and prevalence of caries, and to investigate their association with malocclusion characteristics in a child refugee population. Methods 606 Syrian refugee children and adolescents aged 7–19 years, registered as refugees in Jordan and residing in Zaatari camp, were recruited to the study. Oral hygiene and caries status were recorded using DMFT (mean of decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth) and OHI-S (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index) according to WHO criteria. Oral health results were then cross tabulated with previously reported malocclusion traits for the same study sample (crowding, spacing, contact point deflection and IOTN) to detect any associations. Statistical analysis was conducted using chi-square test, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Welch test and Post Hoc testing (Gabriel and Games-Howell). Results Overall DMFT and OHI-S were 4.32 and 1.33 respectively with no difference between males and females. Around 40% of the sample showed ≥ 5 DMFT score. 96.1% of the sample either do not brush or brush occasionally: females showed better oral hygiene practices (P = 0.002). No significant differences in DMFT scores were noted for gender or age, other than the 7–9.9 year old group having significantly higher mean DMFT scores than all other age groups (P < 0.01);the mean of OHI-S was not significantly different between different age groups (P = 0.927). Subjects with malocclusion, specifically crowding, contact point deflection and IOTN grades 3, 4 and 5 had higher scores in both arches for OHI-S and DMFT than subjects without malocclusion traits, although this was not statistically significant for DMFT scores. Overall, patients with generalized spacing had a significantly lower OHI-S score than those without spacing (P = 0.021). Significant correlations were found between parameters of intra-arch and inter-arch relationships and oral health indices (DMFT and OHI-S). Conclusion Malocclusion may increase the risk of caries and periodontal disease; the magnitude of this risk is amplified in populations with poor oral health and limited access to oral healthcare services, highlighting the need for preventive and curative oral health programs.

scholarly journals Pathogenic oral bacteria in hospitalised patients with dysphagia: The silent epidemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merryl J. Weimers ◽  
Mershen Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Aspiration Pneumonia ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Oral Bacteria ◽  
Buccal Swab ◽  
Poor Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Opportunistic Bacteria ◽  
Hospitalised Patients

Background: Aspiration pneumonia is a serious and fatal complication of dysphagia, secondary to the ingestion of bacteria-laden secretions. However, no studies have documented the oral hygiene features present in patients who present with dysphagia.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the oral hygiene problems of adults admitted to a sub-acute rehabilitation hospital and who presented with dysphagia.Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted, during which 40 participants – 57.5% (n = 23) male and 42.5% (n = 17) female – underwent a clinical swallow evaluation using the Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA) augmented with cervical auscultation (CA) and pulse oximetry (PO), an oral hygiene assessment using an adapted version of the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT), followed by microbiology laboratory analysis of buccal swab samples to detect bacteria not considered part of the normal oral flora.Results: Results indicated that poor oral hygiene status was a common feature amongst all participants who presented with dysphagia. The most prevalent oral hygiene issues were related to abnormalities concerning saliva (60%), oral cleanliness (82.5%), the tongue (80%) and the use of dentures (71.4%). A high prevalence, 62.5% (n = 25), of opportunistic bacteria was found. The most commonly occurring bacteria groups were: (1) Candida albicans (47.5%) and (2) respiratory pathogens (37.5%) such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.Conclusion: Persons with dysphagia have poor oral hygiene which creates favourable environments for bacteria to flourish and increases the prevalence of pathogenic oral bacteria associated with the development of aspiration pneumonia. The management of oral health issues for persons with dysphagia should receive greater attention during hospitalisation.

Oral health assessment of urban and rural dwellers in Bafia-Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 017-028
Author(s):  
Nguendo-Yongsi H. Blaise
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Dwellers

Background: The public health problems associated with oral health are a serious burden on countries around the world. Those problems are acute in developing countries which are hit by non-communicable chronic diseases, including oral diseases. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the oral health of individuals from both urban and rural areas in Bafia, Cameroon. Materials and Methods: A commnunity and descriptive cross-sectional survey with probability sampling was used in this study. 2,840 individuals, aged 5 years and older, were selected, using a two-staged simple random sampling technique. The study was based on a structured questionnaire completed by the participants, and on a clinical examination performed by the dentists. Statistical methods included bivariate analyses. Results: Among the 2,759 participants who successfully completed the survey, 53.4% were males and 46.6% were females. Majority of the participants i.e., 52.4 % belonged to 17 years and more vs 47.6 % who belonged to 05-17 years age group. Of the total individuals examined, 50.4% had a poor oral health level, of which 42.9% urban dwellers and 57% rural dwellers. Conclusion: There is a significant need for increased public awareness and regular surveillance of oral hygiene practices, as well as the complications associated with poor oral hygiene. In addition, development of guidelines, public health awareness programmess and dental community educational programmes are urgently needed.

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