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Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Various devices have been used to maintain oral hygiene. These include toothbrush and toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, miswak, and toothpick. This study attempts to investigate the use of various oral cleaning devices and their perceived benefits among Malaysians. METH...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30568379 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_296_16 |
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author | Mitha, Shahid ElNaem, Mohamed Hassan Chandran, Jaganmohan Rajah, Nishakaran Pushpa Fam, Tay Yi Babar, Muneer Gohar Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Jamshed, Shazia |
author_facet | Mitha, Shahid ElNaem, Mohamed Hassan Chandran, Jaganmohan Rajah, Nishakaran Pushpa Fam, Tay Yi Babar, Muneer Gohar Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Jamshed, Shazia |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Various devices have been used to maintain oral hygiene. These include toothbrush and toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, miswak, and toothpick. This study attempts to investigate the use of various oral cleaning devices and their perceived benefits among Malaysians. METHODS: A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in two different cities of Malaysia. A convenience sampling approach was adopted. A total of 787 participants agreed to participate in the current research. A validated questionnaire translated into national language was used for data collection. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. RESULTS: About 302 respondents were in the age range of 18 – 25 years old (38.4%). There were marginally more females (55.7%) than males (44.3%). Although 99.9% of the participants used a toothbrush, a significant majority (n = 590, 75%) used more than a single device to maintain their oral hygiene. Only 311 respondents knew that toothpicks were inappropriate to use to remove food between teeth and gums, while a majority (n = 592, 75.2%) did not realize that some mouthwashes can stain the teeth. Less than half (42.1%) knew that improper use of miswak might harm the teeth. CONCLUSIONS: Although their oral hygiene behaviors are relatively at a higher level, their perceived oral health benefits did not compare well. |
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spelling | pubmed-62666462018-12-19 Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach Mitha, Shahid ElNaem, Mohamed Hassan Chandran, Jaganmohan Rajah, Nishakaran Pushpa Fam, Tay Yi Babar, Muneer Gohar Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Jamshed, Shazia J Pharm Bioallied Sci Original Article BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Various devices have been used to maintain oral hygiene. These include toothbrush and toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, miswak, and toothpick. This study attempts to investigate the use of various oral cleaning devices and their perceived benefits among Malaysians. METHODS: A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in two different cities of Malaysia. A convenience sampling approach was adopted. A total of 787 participants agreed to participate in the current research. A validated questionnaire translated into national language was used for data collection. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. RESULTS: About 302 respondents were in the age range of 18 – 25 years old (38.4%). There were marginally more females (55.7%) than males (44.3%). Although 99.9% of the participants used a toothbrush, a significant majority (n = 590, 75%) used more than a single device to maintain their oral hygiene. Only 311 respondents knew that toothpicks were inappropriate to use to remove food between teeth and gums, while a majority (n = 592, 75.2%) did not realize that some mouthwashes can stain the teeth. Less than half (42.1%) knew that improper use of miswak might harm the teeth. CONCLUSIONS: Although their oral hygiene behaviors are relatively at a higher level, their perceived oral health benefits did not compare well. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6266646/ /pubmed/30568379 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_296_16 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Mitha, Shahid ElNaem, Mohamed Hassan Chandran, Jaganmohan Rajah, Nishakaran Pushpa Fam, Tay Yi Babar, Muneer Gohar Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Jamshed, Shazia Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title | Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title_full | Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title_fullStr | Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title_full_unstemmed | Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title_short | Use of Oral Cleaning Devices and Their Perceived Benefits among Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru: An Exploratory Structured Approach |
title_sort | use of oral cleaning devices and their perceived benefits among malaysians in kuala lumpur and johor bahru: an exploratory structured approach |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30568379 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_296_16 |
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