OBJECTIVE To determine the tooth brushing, tongue cleaning and snacking behaviour of dental technology and therapist students. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study of students of Federal School of Dental Therapy and Technology Enugu, Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on demography, frequency, duration and technique of tooth brushing and tongue clea...

background: dietary habits are established in childhood and will persist until adulthood, being one of the human health pillars. many diseases of humans have roots in the individuals’ diet, of which dental caries are one of the common infectious diseases. diabetes mellitus is also considered as the most common metabolic disorder in children. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine tooth-brushing frequency in 575 urban and nearby suburban African American children as part of a comprehensive risk-reduction study for students at high risk for violence, drugs, school delinquency, and unsafe sexual behaviors to determine which covariates predicted tooth-brushing frequency. METHODS Students were surveyed 5 times, from the begi...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this review was to critically analyze the empirical evidence on the association between Sense of Coherence (SOC) and oral health behaviors through a systematic approach. METHODS A systematic search up to April 2015 was carried out using the following electronic bibliographic databases: PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE; ISI Web of Science; and Ovid PsychInfo. Studies were included if...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between tooth-brushing angle and efficacy of plaque removal. The subjects in this study were 72 students (18-21 yrs.) from paramedical schools. They answered the questionnaire of the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) to assess dental health behavior, and then received examinations of tooth-brushing angle, efficacy...

Oral health is particular important to the hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia for an extreme high potential of the respiratory infections. Due to the degeneration of physical capability, patients of this kind typically fall dependent in the activity of daily living (ADL). A very high percentage of patients had dental problems of which mostly could be easily avoid by easy regular t...

AIM: To assess the prevalence of dental abrasion and its association with tooth brushing frequency among patients attending O.P.D. in H.P.Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla. Materials and methods: The study was carried out on 100 adults (53 male and 47 female) aged 20 years and above who attended the O.P.D. in H.P.Govenment Dental College and Hospital. The assessment was done using ...

BACKGROUND Dietary habits are established in childhood and will persist until adulthood, being one of the human health pillars. Many diseases of humans have roots in the individuals' diet, of which dental caries are one of the common infectious diseases. Diabetes Mellitus is also considered as the most common metabolic disorder in children. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare ...