نتایج جستجو برای: oral hygiene beliefs

تعداد نتایج: 316329  

2009
Mohammad Abrisham Mehdi Tabrizizadeh Alireza Ghateh

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hemophilic patients are faced with poor oral hygiene due to concerns about their dental care. The present study assessed the knowledge of hemophilic patients about oral hygiene and the effect of oral hygiene instruction in patients referred to Iranian Hemophilia Society. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 30 hemophilic patients randomly sel...

Journal: :Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku 2003
M Choromańska A Wiercińska-Drapało D Waszkiel

PURPOSE The aim of the study was the evaluation of dentition status in patients infected with HIV. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 30 HIV + patients, aged 20-46 and 30 non-infected subjects as the control group. Oral hygiene and dentition status were estimated. Oral hygiene status using simplified OHI-plague index according to Green and Vermilion. Dentition status was analysed using decay in...

2009
Luciene Ribeiro Gaião Maria Eneide Leitão de Almeida José Gomes Bezerra Filho Peter Leggat Jorg Heukelbach

In this study we describe the dental status and oral hygiene practices in institutionalized older people and identify factors associated with poor dental status. A cross-sectional study was performed in a nursing home in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará State (northeast Brazil). The number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) was assessed in the residents of the nursing home (n = 167; me...

Journal: :East African medical journal 2009
E G S Mumghamba S Honkala E Honkala K P Manji

BACKGROUND Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in women attending a maternity ward in Tanzania. DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING Maternity ward of Muhim...

Journal: :Social science & medicine 2001
N Goldman A R Pebley M Beckett

In this paper, we explore the diffusion of beliefs pertaining to the causes of childhood diarrhea in rural Guatemala. The analysis focuses on the importance of interpersonal and impersonal contacts as conduits for information and norms related to hygiene and contamination. Estimates from multivariate models reveal that there is evidence of a diffusion process through social contacts, primarily ...

Journal: :Journal of periodontal research 2008
C-C Tsai H-H Chou T-L Wu Y-H Yang K-Y Ho Y-M Wu Y-P Ho

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Volatile sulfur compounds may be the main source of oral malodor. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between periodontal parameters and volatile sulfur compounds and to evaluate the improvement of several halitosis-related outcomes by tongue scraping, nonsurgical periodontal treatment (including oral hygiene instruction) and oral hygiene instruction/c...

Journal: :European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry 2012
G Vadiakas C J Oulis K Tsinidou E Mamai-Homata A Polychronopoulou

AIM To investigate oral hygiene and periodontal status of 12- and 15-year old Greek adolescents, in relation to sociodemographic and behavioural parameters. METHODS A stratified cluster sample of 1,224 12-year old and 1,257 15-year old adolescents of Greek nationality were selected and examined by calibrated examiners. Periodontal and oral hygiene status were assessed using the Community Peri...

2017
B. Vengal Rao A. M. Suresh Babu S. K. Kamalsha M. Sirisha Rao K. Karthik

BACKGROUND Oral health is a vital part of general health and is a valuable asset of every individual. The working population in India usually belong to the lower socioeconomic group. AIM This study was conducted to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of Gunj marketing yard laborers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive study was conducted among 550 laborers of Gunj marketing ya...

Journal: :American journal of infection control 2011
Anne Collins McLaughlin Fran Walsh

BACKGROUND The hand hygiene practices of health care workers (HCWs) have long been the main vector for nosocomial infection in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to examine influences on risk judgment from the individual differences in knowledge levels and health beliefs among US HCWs. METHODS Knowledge levels were assessed by questions taken from published questionnaires. The health lo...

2017
Tamanna Tiwari Nayanjot Rai Eivi Colmenero Hilda Gonzalez Mirna Castro

The aim of this study is to describe oral health knowledge, behaviors, and beliefs of Latino parents with children under the ages of 6 years and to conduct a needs assessment with Latino families to better understand the challenges in maintaining oral health for their children. The investigator collaborated with a community serving the organization to recruit Latino primary caregivers for focus...

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