scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Oral Health: A Protocol for a Systematic Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Dickson-Swift ◽  
Ron Knevel ◽  
Teejeshere Kangutkar
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Common Condition ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
Untreated Caries ◽  
International Data ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Poor oral health continues to be one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide consuming one-fifth of out-of-pocket health expenditure [1-3]. In 2017, it was estimated that oral diseases affect close to 3.5 billion people worldwide, with caries (dental decay) of permanent teeth being the most common condition [4]. It is estimated that 44% of all people worldwide are suffering from untreated caries in primary and permanent teeth [5]. International data indicates that dental caries is one of the most prevalent health conditions [6-8] and a leading cause of preventable hospitalization [6]. Poor oral health is also associated with a number of other chronic diseases including stroke and cardiovascular disease [9, 10]. People’s ability to look after their oral health is impacted by a range of social, economic, environmental and political determinants [11] and the impact of COVID-19 on oral health is hypothesised to be significant.

scholarly journals Who Needs More than 1,000 ppm? The Epidemiology of High-Risk Populations

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Karina Mascarenhas
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Untreated Caries ◽  
High Risk Populations

Good oral health is necessary to overall health and well-being. Most oral diseases, and in particular dental caries, are entirely preventable. However, in 2010, 3.9 billion people were globally affected by oral conditions, and the global prevalence of untreated caries in permanent teeth was 35.3%. The contemporary thinking is that dental caries starts as an infectious disease which then becomes a chronic disease. Public health measures and other caries-preventive approaches have resulted in dramatic reductions in dental caries across populations. However, in a given population, not all individuals have experienced these successes uniformly. High-risk populations, defined as those with a ‘higher-than-expected risk', exist for most diseases and conditions including caries. The global scientific literature suggests that these are the following: (1) minorities, (2) individuals with low-socioeconomic status and (3) other vulnerable populations such as the very young and elderly who continue to battle with oral health disparities by experiencing higher oral disease levels including dental caries. As the science and resources exist to prevent caries, it is essential to identify and target these high-risk individuals and populations.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Quality of Life Related to Oral Health Status in 8-10-year-old students in Shiraz during 2016-2017

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Amiri ◽  
Raheleh Barfi ◽  
Saeed Amiri ◽  
Seyedeh Reyhaneh Mansouri ◽  
Hassan Askarpour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Untreated Caries ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Oral health affects not only the oral cavity but also the physical, mental and physical condition of children. Untreated dental caries in children gives us a rational view of how a child's growth, and quality of life are. Given the high prevalence of oral problems in children, this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life associated with oral health in 8-10-year-old children in Shiraz. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional one. For this study, 315 students from 8 to 10 years old in the city of Shiraz in the year 2017 from the 4 regions were selected using stratified and cluster sampling - . After obtaining written consent from parents, children were interviewed about demographic characteristics and the impact of oral problems on daily activities (child-OIDP = Oral impact on daily performance). Then PUFA/pufa (pulp-ulcer-fistula-abscess) index was determined. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.22 and Pearson and Spearman correlation tests, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and linear regression at a significant level of 0.05. Results: 315 students were studied, including 154 male and 161 female. 69.8% of children had experienced at least one oral problem in their daily activities during the past three months. The biggest problem for children was eating (30.7%). Most of the problems were due to pain and bleeding from the gums (34.8%). The child-OIDP quality of life index had no significant relationship with the age of the children studied (p = 0.43). There was a significant relationship between mean child-OIDP index and untreated caries index (pufa) (p = 0.001) and the total untreated caries index (PUFA + pufa) (p = 0.001). Conclusion: The present study showed the significant impact of oral diseases on reducing the quality of life in children. To improve the quality of life associated with oral health in children, measures should be taken to prevent oral diseases and to improve their access to health care.

scholarly journals Racial inequality and periodontal condition in Brazilian adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Moreira ◽  
L D R Santos
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Multiple Model ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Socioeconomic Variables ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
Dmft Index

Abstract Background Oral health, such as other health conditions, reflects social inequalities. These inequalities are fed back by oral diseases, generating a vicious and sustainable circle. Racial issues play a prominent role, once they are associated with oral diseases as risk markers. Among the different oral diseases, periodontal disease associated with racial inequalities in adolescents is emblematic. Thus, this study aimed to analyse the race differentials associated with the levels of periodontal disease, regardless of other risk factors. Methods Data from the 2010 national epidemiological survey on oral health were used, with 5445 adolescents (15 to 19 years old). Multinomial logistic regression models were used. Dependent variable was the Community Periodontal Index. Independent variable was self-declared race/colour, categorized as white, pardo (mixed-race identity) and preto (black). The effect of race was controlled in the presence of the covariates sex, years of study, decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth (DMFT index), toothache and self-reported need for dental treatment. Odds Ratio (OR) was estimated and sample weights were considered. Results The simple model showed preto with 2.7 (p < 0.05) and 8 (p < 0.05) times more likely to have shallow and deep periodontal pockets, respectively, compared to white. Pardo was 1.5 (p < 0.05) times more likely to have periodontal calculus. In the multiple model, even in the presence of all independent covariates, preto showed association with shallow pockets (OR = 2.51, p < 0.05) and pardo showed association with the presence of calculus (OR = 1.37, p < 0.05). Conclusions Regardless of sex, education, perception of pain and need for treatment and the DMFT index, race/colour was associated with periodontal problems. It should be noted that skin colour is not a biological risk factor for periodontal disease. However, the findings of this study revealed racial inequities regardless of socioeconomic variables. Key messages Raises the need to guarantee health as a resource for social development, with science having a fundamental role in recovering the citizenship of this historically forgotten population. The findings of this study revealed racial inequities regardless of socioeconomic variables.

scholarly journals Epidemiological survey in oral health of the residents of the Teixeira Island, Paraná, Brazil

RSBO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Tiago Rodrigues Suizani ◽  
Bruna Leal de Mello ◽  
Luiza Foltran De Azevedo Koch ◽  
Carolina Dea Bruzamolin ◽  
Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Deciduous Teeth ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Socioeconomic Condition ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Periodontal Index

Introduction: The epidemiological surveys aim to evaluate the distribution and state determinants or events in health in given populations. Objective: To conduct an epidemiological survey on the socioeconomic condition, use of dental services, referred oral morbidity, self-perception, and oral health of inhabitants of the Teixeira Island, Paraná, Brazil. Material and methods: The studyfollowed the statements of the World Health Organization and the Brazilian National Epidemiological Survey (SB Brazil 2010). Questionnaires were applied, and in the clinical examination the following data were collected: dental trauma, edentulism, fluorosis, caries in deciduous teeth (dmft), caries in permanent teeth (DMFT), Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and Loss of Periodontal Insertion Index (LPII). The data were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences software, version 21.0, and expresses in frequency tables. Results: Of the 108 inhabitants, 90 participated in the study. The socioeconomics conditions unfavorable were: low income and low schooling. The water supplying was not fluoridated. The perception of oral problems was reported by 82.2%; 48.9% declared to have had toothache in last the six months; the reason of search for care was predominantly for curative treatments. Almost 30% of the participants declared to be unsatisfied with their oral health. The  values of DMFT and dmtf indexes were 13.9 and 1.2, respectively. The greater demand for maxillary prosthesis occurred in 39.7% of the sample, while 34.2% needed mandibular prosthesis. Conclusion: The oral diseases illnesses and need of treatment were evidenced in the sample, as well as risk factors that deserve attention of the public power.

scholarly journals Health habits, attitudes and behavior towards oral health of psychiatric patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Jovanovic ◽  
Ivanka Gajic ◽  
Jelena Mandic ◽  
Bojan Mandic
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Medical Documentation ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Healthy Persons

Introduction. People with psychiatric disorders are at high risk of oral diseases due to the impact of their primary psychiatric condition and the side-effects of antipsychotic medications. Objective. The aim of this study was to identify habits, attitudes and behavior towards oral health of hospitalized psychiatric patients with psychotic disorders, including mood disorders with psychotic characteristics, as well as to identify factors that could influence those habits, attitudes and behavior. Methods. The experimental group consisted of 186 hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders (87 males and 99 females), aged from 18 to 59 years (mean age 46.0?8.0 years). The control group consisted of 186 healthy persons matched for age and gender. Data were obtained by using specially designed questionnaires with questions about the subjects' social, economic and demographic characteristics, as well as their habits, attitudes and behaviour concerning their oral health, in a form of a standardized interview. Other medical data were collected from medical documentation of disease history. Statistical analysis was performed by Student's t-test, Chi-square test, ANOVA, Logistic Regression and simultaneous multiple regression. Results. Psychiatric patients have worse habits, attitudes and behavior concerning their oral health in comparison with healthy persons (p<0.001): they wash their teeth more rarely and in a shorter time, have less knowledge of oral diseases and their effect on general health, and visit their dentist more rarely. The obtained results depend on social, economic and demographic characteristics and on the underlying illness of patients. Conclusion. Health educational work concerning oral health of patients should be included in psychiatric treatment, as a part of an existing therapy with the aim of improving the general quality of their life.

scholarly journals An introductory report on the effect of use of dextranase-containing mouthwash on oral health status of human volunteers

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Nucharee Juntarachot ◽  
Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi ◽  
Sasithorn Sirilun ◽  
Piyachat Tongpong ◽  
Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Sensory Evaluation ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Plaque Index ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Background: Dextran is a branched polysaccharide and one of the polymers, present in the biofilm matrix. The dextran plays a perilous role in dental plaque formation, which is involved in the development of some common oral diseases like dental caries. The dextran-hydrolyzing enzymes are under investigation to treat and manage the dental plaques. Aims and Objective: The present study reporting the preliminary observations on the effect of the use of dextranase-containing mouthwash (DMW) on dental plaque and oral health. Materials and Methods: DMW was prepared with food-grade dextranase, preservatives, gellingagents, and water as detailed. Four weeks of experimental design was employed in fourteen healthy volunteers. The selected volunteers were recommended to use DMW for at least twice a day. The plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), gingival index (GI) and bleeding on probing (BOP) of the volunteer's teeth have been assessed before and after four weeks of DMW use. Results:The volunteers were insisted to use a DMW solution twice a day for four weeks. The PI, PD, GI, and BOP was measured before and after the treatment. The plaque index of the subject at baseline and after treatment was 2.22 ± 0.48, and 1.88 ± 0.50, respectively. PI was significantly reduced after the use of DMW solution for four weeks. The value of PD was 2.00 and 2.00 at baseline and after the use of DMW, respectively. The value of PD was not changed when compared to the baseline values. The sensory evaluation of DMW was performed using questionnaires. Conclusion: The preliminary study results suggested that the use of DMW solution for four weeks (twice a day) notably reduced the PI without any change in PD. However, GI and BOP values were not affected after the use of DMW. The participants, based on the sensory evaluation, accepted the prepared DMW solution. Additional detailed research on the impact of DMW on oral hygiene is needed to confirm the beneficial effects of DMW.

scholarly journals Dental Care during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Web-Based Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S14-S19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Faccini ◽  
Fernanda Ferruzzi ◽  
Aline Akemi Mori ◽  
Gabriela Cristina Santin ◽  
Renata Cristina Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Emergency Procedures ◽  
Level Of Concern ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective This survey aimed to assess the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on elective and urgency/emergency dental care and dentists concerned. Materials and Methods A web-based survey was performed using Google forms questionnaire sent to dentists in Brazil. Questions included: personal information, type of dental care provided during quarantine, if emergencies increased, the dental office biosafety routine, among others. The levels of concern about the impact of quarantine on dental care and patient oral health conditions and the economic impact on dental practices were evaluated using a 0- to 10-point scale. Statistical analysis included descriptive, percentages, one-way ANOVA, Tukey, and chi-square tests. Results During quarantine, 64.6% of the dentists attended only urgency/emergency treatments, while 26.1% maintained routine appointments, and 9.3% closed the dental offices. A higher percentage of dentists from the least affected states continued routine dental treatment; dentists were younger and presented a significantly lower level of concern about dental treatments and oral health conditions of their patients. An increase in urgency/emergency procedures was reported by 44.1% of the dentists, mostly due to the unavailability of routine/elective dental care and increased patient anxiety and stress. The main causes of urgency/emergency appointments were toothache, dental trauma, and broken restorations, besides the breakage of orthodontic appliances and temporomandibular disorders. Dentists reported a high level of concern about the economic impact caused by quarantine. Conclusions The pandemic/quarantine has negatively affected the clinical routine. Personal protection/hygiene care must be adopted and reinforced by dental professionals/staff to make dental procedures safer.

scholarly journals Efficiency of dental health care in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Šejla Cilović Lagarija ◽  
Mediha Selimović-Dragaš
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Dental Health Care

Introduction: Despite the great improvements in the oral health status of the population across the world, oral diseases remains a major public health issue connected with a lost of numerous school days for childrenand absenteeism from work in adults. This effect is particularly evident in low and middle income countries as Bosnia and Herzegovina. This retrospective study presents the effi ciency of dental health carein Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina measured by number of visits and performed dental treatments during the time period of six years, from 2005-2011.Methods: Data were collected by evaluation of the results obtained by forms which are mandatory to be completed by dentists.Results: The number of graduated dentists from 2007 to 2011 decreased from 108 in 2007 to 68 in 2011. In the same time, number of dentists employed in public sector slightly increased from 529 in 2005 to587 in 2011. Number of extracted permanent teeth decreased from the 412 extracted permanent teeth per dentist in 2005 to 364 in 2011. Small number of fi lled primary teeth comparing to large number ofextracted primary teeth showed negligence in their treatment.Conclusion: Having in mind that improving oral health in developing countries is a very challenging objective we can conclude that dental health care system in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to bereform in order to improve oral health in general, particularly in children population.

scholarly journals Individuals’ quality of life in periodontal maintenance therapy - critical literature review.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Amanda Almeida Costa ◽  
◽  
Fernando Oliveira Costa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Periodontal Maintenance ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: Oral health is an integral part of an individual’s general health, interfering with all dimensions of life: functional, aesthetic, psychological, social, physical, nutritional, and even psychosocial. Hence oral health is directly related to quality of life. Periodontitis is one of the most prevalent oral diseases and one of the major causes of tooth loss, impacting negatively on self-reported individuals’ quality of life. Periodontal maintenance therapy aims to effectively minimize the recurrence of periodontal disease, as well as the incidence of tooth loss. In periodontal literature, studies associated with quality of life indicators, presented in the form of questionnaires aimed at measuring the impact of periodontitis and tooth loss on self-reported individual’s quality of life, highlight the "Oral Impacts on Daily Performance" (OIDP) and "Oral Health Impact Profile" (OHIP). As such, this study presents a critical review of the literature and describes the impact of periodontal disease and tooth loss on the quality of life of patients undergoing periodontal maintenance therapy.

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