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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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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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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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pawinska, Malgorzata Kondrat, Anna Jamiolkowski, Jacek Paszynska, Elzbieta Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title | Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title_full | Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title_fullStr | Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title_short | Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45–74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland |
title_sort | dental status and oral health behaviors of selected 45–74-year-old men from northeastern poland |
topic | Article |
url | 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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