scholarly journals Management of Dental Health Problem of Diabetic Patients Attending in Selected Private Dental Clinic in Dhaka City

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Ali Abrar ◽  
Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury ◽  
Md Mahafuzur Rahman ◽  
Bushra Marzan Rauf ◽  
Abul Kalam Mohammad Asad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dry Mouth ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prime Concern

Aim: The rising cases of dental problems among diabetic patients have raised health concerns among dentists worldwide. The oral complications of prime concern are gum disease, dental caries, dry mouth, oral soft tissue damage, and pain in the face and mouth. This descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted among the diabetic patients for their management of dental problems attending in selected dental clinic in Dhaka city from January to June 2012. 44% of the patients were in between 41to 50 years age group.Methods:  Data were collected with a pretested semi structured questionnaire and check list was filled in after oral examination.Results: Among the patients 84% were Muslims and 16%. were Hindu. All the patients were married. 58% of the patients had monthly income TK. 25000-40000. Among the patients, 48% had (4-5) family members. Type of family was single for 82% of the patients. Main food was rice for 78% of the patients. 50% of the patients had habit of tobacco use. Tobacco smokers were 88%. Among the patients, calculus and gingivitis was in grade I for 54% and the condition of periodontitis was in grade I for 46%. The condition of oral thrush was in 0 grade for 66% of the patients. Most of the patients’ 1 tooth was affected by dental caries. There was no dry mouth in 80% of the patients, whereas no burning mouth syndrome was in 82% of the patients; 64% of the respondents visited dentists. The reason for visiting dentists, most of them visited for sensitivity. All the patients brushed teeth everyday. 66% of the patients brushed teeth once a day. Among the patients 66% cleaned teeth before breakfast and 52% took 3-4 minutes. Among the patients, 90% used tooth brush and 88% used tooth paste for cleaning the teeth. 84% of them did not floss and the rest 62.5% flossed teeth once a day, 62% got information about type of diabetes, among them 62.5% informed about non insulin dependent type of diabetes. Among the patients, 60% got information about usual oral hygiene, 75.9% got information about usual oral hygiene from doctors.Conclusion: Proper patient management requires close interaction between the dentist and the physician. Working with diabetic patients can be challenging and rewarding when open communications are established and thorough patient education is attained.Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research and Education Vol.5(2) 2015: 55-58

scholarly journals FREQUENCY AND DETERMINANTS OF DENTAL CARIES IN LOCAL INHABITANTS OF A RURAL DISTRICT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem ◽  
Muhammad Ishtiaq ◽  
Atif Hussain ◽  
Bushra Ijaz ◽  
Bushra Iftikhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Population ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Population

Background Dental caries in one of the common dental health problem and is affecting approximately 2 billion of world population. The main objective was to assess the frequency and determinants of caries among the study population of Lower Dir District. Methods After taking ethical approval, a cross sectional study was conducted in Lower Dir District, in which a total of n=149 participants were assessed and examined for dental caries, from September 2018 to February 2019. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data regarding dental caries and its determinants. Data was analyzed by SPSS and finally results were presented in form of tables. Results The results showed that 31.54% of the study population has dental caries. Approximately, 59.73% of parents were in age range of 25 to 45 years, 16.78% had monthly income less than 15000 per month, 48.99% were illiterate, and 32.21% had normal BMI. Moreover, 69.13% knew the causes of dental caries, 54.36% parents used fluoride tooth paste, 58.39%, and 44.97% of children used toothbrush & fluoride toothpaste respectively. Furthermore, 70.47% of children had preference for sweet foods, and 54.36% had poor oral hygiene practices. Conclusions It was concluded that dental caries showed moderate to high prevalence among the studied population and showed strong relationship with monthly income, literacy level, and number of children. Moreover, tooth-brushing, fluoride tooth-paste, and their frequency, acute and chronic dental problems, oral hygiene and sweet food preference showed positive association with dental caries among children and thus effective preventive, promotive and curative services were needed to reduce dental caries and its associated complications. Key Words Caries (MeSH), Literacy (MeSH), fluoride (MeSH), Toothbrush (MeSH), Oral Hygiene (MeSH)

scholarly journals Loss of First Permanent Molar Teeth in Patients Attending in OPDs of Selected Dental Hospitals in Dhaka City

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Munira Jinat Sumi ◽  
Jony Barua ◽  
Chowdhury Moin Jan ◽  
Khondker Saif Imtiaz ◽  
Ishraque Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Permanent Molar ◽  
Molar Teeth

Teeth loss, especially first permanent molar teeth loss is the ultimate barometer of failure or success in dentistry and dental health programs. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 210 patients attending in outpatient department of selected dental hospitals in Dhaka city to find out the loss of first permanent molar teeth among them. Regarding age (34.8%) of the respondents were below 25 years followed by 25.5% between 25 – 35 years (mean age 33.16 ± 14.10 years). In case of educational status (31%) completed primary education followed by 16.2% were graduates and 33.3% were illiterates. Majority (59.5%) of the respondents had monthly family income below 5000 BDT (mean income 6802.39 ± 6630. 39 BDT). Among the respondents, 33.8% knew brushing technique and 79.5% of them brushed once in a day. Majority (68.5%) of them used tooth paste for brushing and tooth brush was used by 67.1% of the respondents. In case of first permanent molar tooth missing, 50% missed lower left, 19.6% lower right, 17.4% upper left and 13%  upper right. Among the respondents, 86% teeth loss was due to caries followed by periodontal disease (12.4%) and orthodontic reason (5.2%). Among the respondents who lost tooth, 55.7% were below 15 years followed by 15 - 30 years (34.3%) and above 30 years (10%). Regarding oral hygiene status, 19% had satisfactory and 81% had unsatisfactory oral hygiene. So it can be concluded that loss of permanent first molars can be avoided if good preventive measures are used before these teeth erupt and are continued after they have erupted in addition to maintaining proper oral hygiene. Further large scale study regarding this topic is recommended.Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research and Education Vol.5(2) 2015: 40-43

scholarly journals Dental caries and oral hygiene practices among school children in Chennai, India: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2032
Author(s):  
Shanthi Ramesh ◽  
S. Sundari
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Health Organization

Background: Dental caries is commonly seen among school children. The World Health Organization has stated it to be one of the leading non-communicable diseases. Objective of study the prevalence of dental caries among school children and to study the oral hygiene practices in the occurrence of dental caries.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 307 school children aged 10-15 years. Each child was asked about the dental hygiene practices and was examined for the presence of caries.Results: The prevalence of dental caries among school children was found to be 48.9 % with the 95% CI of 43.3% - 54.4%. The prevalence of dental caries was high among children 10-12 years of age 95(53.6%) compared to 55 (42.3%) among children in the age group of 13-15 years (p=0.05). Daily sweet consumption was significantly associated with a higher prevalence 40 (63.5%) of dental caries (p=0.01). Children not consuming vegetables and fruits everyday had a higher prevalence 76.5% dental caries (p = 0.03). Children who are not practicing night brushing had a higher prevalence of 112 (52.8%) of caries (p=0.04). The study showed that only 17.3% of the children visited a dental health care service.Conclusion: Authors found the prevalence of dental caries to be high. Health education regarding the importance of good oral hygiene practices such as night brushing, diet modification and periodic dental visits to all the school children will play a major role in the prevention of dental caries.

scholarly journals Awareness of Dental Health Checkup omong the Patients Attending at Selected Hospital in Dhaka City

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
MM Karim ◽  
SM Alif ◽  
MA Tarafder ◽  
D Sharmin ◽  
MH Khan
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Sweet Food ◽  
Study Results

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted in selected hospital of Dhaka in order to find out the awareness of dental health check up among the patient in selected hospital in Dhaka city. The study was conducted from September to December 2011 with sample of 150. Results revealed that there is a huge difference between the awareness and practice on oral hygiene. The study showed that most of the respondents are in between 30-39 years of age (39.3%), 22.7% in 20-29 years of age, only very few 0.7% in > 70 years of age with mean age 35.75 + 12.03. Among the respondents 34.7% are housewife, service holder 28%, business 15.3% and others are 22%. Study also showed that 65.3% brushes their teeth once daily and 34.7% in twice daily, 52% brushes only before breakfast, 18.7% before breakfast and before go to bed, 15.3% after breakfast and before go to bed, 12% only after breakfast and rest 2% only before go to bed. Among the respondents 38% visit to dentist more than 1 years for cleaning purpose, 28.7% visit after 1 year, 23.3% visit within 6 months to 1 year and very few only 10% visit before 6 months. Most of the respondent about 66% knows that consumption of sweet food can cause caries and rest 34% have no idea. About 40% feels the necessity of visiting dental surgeon after 1 year, 28% feels the time is after 6 months, 17.3% feels that more than 1 year and 14.1% have no idea.  There is statistically highly significant association between the age of the respondent and the material used for cleaning teeth , sex of the respondent and habit of taking tobacco in both association (P = 0.000).  Another statistically highly significant association between  occupation of the respondent and habit of taking tobacco and also between age of the patient and habit of chewing areca nut and lime (P = 0.000),  between frequency of cleaning teeth and monthly income of the respondent (P = 0.050). Another statistically significant association between age of the respondent and knowledge about sweet food can cause dental caries where (P = 0.023). and between monthly income of the respondent and knowledge about sweet food can cause dental caries (P = 0.013). From the study results it is revealed that only 30-39 years old patients aware about dental health check up, most of  patient  brushes their teeth only before breakfast, visit to dental surgeon visit to dentist more than 1 years for cleaning purpose, and feels the necessity of visiting dental surgeon after 1 year,  So, it is necessary for everyone to attain dental health checkups to look at the health of mouth, find existing problems and discuss planned treatments. It helps to take further steps to minimize future problems of the oral cavity.DOI: http://doi.dx.org/10.3329/bjdre.v2i2.16244 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.2(2) 2012: 47-51

scholarly journals Bedtime Oral Hygiene Behaviours, Dietary Habits and Children’s Dental Health

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 416
Author(s):  
George Kitsaras ◽  
Michaela Goodwin ◽  
Michael P. Kelly ◽  
Iain A. Pretty
Keyword(s):  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
General Anaesthetic ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Bedtime Routine

Background: Oral hygiene behaviours as well as dietary habits before bed can affect children’s dental health resulting in higher prevalence of dental disease. Dental disease can affect children’s health, development and even school performance. If left untreated, dental disease can progress and it can lead to extractions under general anaesthetic causing further distress for children and families. Consistent and appropriate oral hygiene behaviours and dietary habits can prevent dental diseases from occurring in the first place. Objective: This cross-sectional study examines the relationship between oral hygiene behaviours, dietary habits around bedtime and children’s dental health. Methods: A total of 185 parents with children between the ages of 3 and 7 years from deprived areas participated in the study. Data on bedtime routine activities were collected using an automated text-survey system. Children’s dental health status was established through examination of dental charts and dmft (decayed, missed, filled teeth) scores. Results: In total, 52.4% of parents reported that their children’s teeth were brushed every night. The majority of children (58.9%) had dmft scores over zero. In total, 51 (46.7% of children with dmft score over 0 and 27.5% of all children) children had active decay. The mean dmft score for those experiencing decay was 2.96 (SD = 2.22) with an overall mean dmft score of 1.75 (SD = 2.24). There were significant correlations between frequency of tooth brushing, frequency of snacks/drinks before bed and dmft scores (r = −0.584, p < 0.001 and r = 0.547, p = 0.001 respectively). Finally, higher brushing frequency was associated with a lower likelihood of a dmft score greater than 0 (Exp(B) = 0.9). Conclusions: Despite families implementing oral hygiene behaviours as part of their bedtime routines those behaviours varied in their consistency. Results of this study highlight the need for additional studies that consider bedtime routine-related activities and especially the combined effects of oral hygiene practices and dietary habits due to their potentially important relationship with children’s dental health.

scholarly journals Impact of dental caries on quality of life of adolescents according to access to oral health services: a cross sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Xavier ◽  
Érica Silva de Carvalho ◽  
Roosevelt da Silva Bastos ◽  
Magali de Lourdes Caldana ◽  
Patrícia Ribeiro Mattar Damiance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Health Services

Aim: This study presents the prevalence of dental caries and its relation to the quality of life of adolescents according to the access to dental health services. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-six adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age participated in the study; they were all enrolled in public schools in a countryside municipality of the São Paulo State. Data related to dental caries were evaluated by the DMFT Index, and OHIP-14 was used for evaluating the quality of life. Mann Whitney and Spearmann correlation tests were also used (p<0.05). Results: A DMFT of 3.09 (±3.30) was found with a higher prevalence among the adolescents who used public dental services (3.43±3.34) compared with those who used private services (2.94±3.28). A statistically significant relationship between the decay component of DMFT with physical pain (0.020), physical disability (0.002) and quality of life (0.017) was verified. Conclusions: A low prevalence of dental caries was observed, and it was higher in adolescents who used public oral health services rather than private ones, evidencing the low influence of oral health on the quality of life of the participants.

scholarly journals Level of Knowledge and Causes of Dental Disease among the Students of Selected Secondary Schools in Dhaka City

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
R Akhtar ◽  
MHA Khan ◽  
S Sharmin ◽  
G Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

To assess the level of knowledge and causes of dental disease among the urban school children a cross-sectional study was conducted in two secondary schools of Dhaka city. 20 students each of class 6, 7 & 8 from each school were randomly selected. List of the students was obtained from the teacher & from the list 20 were selected. Regarding the level of knowledge 54% were found to have average knowledge and 25.8% had good knowledge about causes of dental disease. People should be made more aware about the maintenance of oral hygiene for ensuring better oral health.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v3i1.16589 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.3(1) 2013: 12-15

scholarly journals Correlating Dental Caries with Tooth Brushing Frequency, Type of Toothpaste and Dental Visits

2014 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 009-015
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Munjal ◽  
Ritu Jindal ◽  
Rohini Dua ◽  
Ripin Garewal ◽  
Parveen Bathla
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Dental Professional ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Aim: This study was done to evaluate correlation of Dental Caries status with frequency of tooth brushing, type of toothpaste and regular dental visits in children. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out randomly on 2500 school children of two age groups viz. 12 and 15 years, and caries examination was done using WHO (World Health organization) 1997 criteria in order to correlate with various risk factors viz. brushing frequency, use of fluoridated/non-fluoridated toothpaste and frequency of child's visit to dental clinic. Results: In both the age groups brushing frequency and type of toothpaste used insignificantly affected caries while evidence that frequency of child's visit to dental clinic reduces caries risk was also not substantial. Conclusion: The present study implicates that due to complex multifactorial nature of dental caries, its prevention still remains an enigma for the dental professional and society.

scholarly journals Improving Knowledge of Oral and Dental Health in Parents of Elementary School Children Through ‘Gigi Sehat’ Video Channel

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Aulia Ramadhani ◽  
Hillary Desiree Raharyani
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
School Children ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

Background: Dental caries is one of the dental and oral health problems found the most in children. A previous study in Surabaya has revealed a high prevalence of dental caries in pre-school children (67.5%) resulting in a high severity level (def: 7.0). It occurred because of the poor mother’s knowledge of dental and oral health. It could be due to poor efforts to access information about oral and dental health which significantly affects child dental care. Studies show mothers in Surabaya mostly used Youtube as one of the media for accessing the information on the internet (46.2%). In Surabaya, the percentage of mothers having smartphones for accessing the internet was high (91.6%). Purpose: This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of the Youtube channel in improving parents’ knowledge about dental and oral health. Methods: This study was observational descriptive research using a cross-sectional study design. Thirty samples were selected through the total sampling of the population of parents in one of the elementary schools in Surabaya, Indonesia. This study employed pre-test and post-test methods to measure an increase in knowledge level. The participants’ knowledge was assessed before and after they were briefed and asked to watch Youtube videos regularly for 4 weeks. Data collected were then analyzed by the paired T-Test comparison test in SPSS. Results: In the pre-test, the participants’ knowledge about dental and oral health was at a 65% level. While the post-test showed an increase in their knowledge into 93%. There was a significant difference between the two results (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Educative video channels on dental and oral health can effectively improve parents’ knowledge about dental and oral health.

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