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Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland

The aim of this study was to assess the dental status and oral health behaviors of selected 45–74-year-old men from northeastern Poland. A total of 419 men were included. A questionnaire on demographic data, socioeconomic status and oral health behaviors was conducted. Dental caries experience (DMFT...

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Autores principales: Pawinska, Malgorzata, Kondrat, Anna, Jamiolkowski, Jacek, Paszynska, Elzbieta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297608
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116005
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author Pawinska, Malgorzata
Kondrat, Anna
Jamiolkowski, Jacek
Paszynska, Elzbieta
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Kondrat, Anna
Jamiolkowski, Jacek
Paszynska, Elzbieta
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description The aim of this study was to assess the dental status and oral health behaviors of selected 45–74-year-old men from northeastern Poland. A total of 419 men were included. A questionnaire on demographic data, socioeconomic status and oral health behaviors was conducted. Dental caries experience (DMFT index), oral hygiene (AP index) and a number of edentulous subjects were evaluated clinically. More than half of the respondents (53.2%) brushed their teeth once a day. Nearly half of respondents (45.6%) reported for check-up visits more rarely than once in two years. Active nicotinism affected 26.7% of males. The prevalence of decay, the mean DMFT, the mean API and the prevalence of edentulism were, respectively, 100%, 21.4 ± 5.5, 77% and 10.3%. Increased DMFT values and MT were significantly correlated with older age (p < 0.001). Subjects of high educational status showed significantly lower values of DMFT and MT (p < 0.001). An increase in per capita family income was accompanied by a significant decrease in the API (p = 0.024), and an increase in DMFT (p = 0.031). This study demonstrated low health awareness and unsatisfactory dental status among the examined males. Dental and oral hygiene status were associated with sociodemographic and behavioral determinants. The poor oral health condition of the study population indicates the need to intensify pro-health education among seniors about oral care.
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spelling pubmed-102528362023-06-10 Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland Pawinska, Malgorzata Kondrat, Anna Jamiolkowski, Jacek Paszynska, Elzbieta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to assess the dental status and oral health behaviors of selected 45–74-year-old men from northeastern Poland. A total of 419 men were included. A questionnaire on demographic data, socioeconomic status and oral health behaviors was conducted. Dental caries experience (DMFT index), oral hygiene (AP index) and a number of edentulous subjects were evaluated clinically. More than half of the respondents (53.2%) brushed their teeth once a day. Nearly half of respondents (45.6%) reported for check-up visits more rarely than once in two years. Active nicotinism affected 26.7% of males. The prevalence of decay, the mean DMFT, the mean API and the prevalence of edentulism were, respectively, 100%, 21.4 ± 5.5, 77% and 10.3%. Increased DMFT values and MT were significantly correlated with older age (p < 0.001). Subjects of high educational status showed significantly lower values of DMFT and MT (p < 0.001). An increase in per capita family income was accompanied by a significant decrease in the API (p = 0.024), and an increase in DMFT (p = 0.031). This study demonstrated low health awareness and unsatisfactory dental status among the examined males. Dental and oral hygiene status were associated with sociodemographic and behavioral determinants. The poor oral health condition of the study population indicates the need to intensify pro-health education among seniors about oral care. MDPI 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10252836/ /pubmed/37297608 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116005 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland
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title_short Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252836/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116005
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