Dental hygiene habits and oral health status of seafarers

The oral health status and oral hygiene practice of senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Oral and dental problems still remain a public health dilemma worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status and oral hygiene practice of dental students. Methods: 80 senior dental students were assigned to the study by using convenience sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the information, which included two sections. The first sect...

Oral hygiene habits and oral health status of female adolescents under state protection: a pilot study

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate oral health status and oral hygiene practices of female adolescents under state protection. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty-five female participants between the age of 12 and 18 who are under the care of The Child Protection Institution were included in this study. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain information regarding knowledge of o...

Parents’ Dental Knowledge and Oral Hygiene Habits in Slovak Children

Oral hygiene habits and oral health in cystic fibrosis.

AIM The present study was designed to investigate oral hygiene habits and fluoride use in cystic fibrosis (CF) homozygotes, heterozygotes and healthy controls as a function of caries experience (DMF-T) and oral cleanliness (dental plaque, dental calculus and gingival bleeding). METHODS Oral hygiene habits in CF homozygotes (n=42), heterozygotes (n=48) and healthy controls (n=62) were used in ...

Oral health status and oral hygiene habits among children aged 12-13 years in Yangon, Myanmar.

We conducted a cross sectional study among children aged 12-13 years in Yongon, Myanmar to assess the oral health status and oral hygiene habits. The studied 220 students were from two high schools, one urban and the other rural. We conducted an oral health examination following WHO criteria and used a self-administrated questionnaire. The prevalence rate of dental caries among the study popula...