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Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this observational study was to investigate the relationship between tongue coating (thickness [Tc] and surface discoloration [Td]) and gender, plaque, gingivitis (bleeding on marginal probing [BOMP] and bleeding on pocket probing [BOPP]) and tongue cleaning behaviour. MAT...

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Autores principales: Van Gils, Laura M., Slot, Dagmar E., Van der Sluijs, Eveline, Hennequin‐Hoenderdos, Nienke L., Van der Weijden, Fridus (GA)
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/idh.12416
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author Van Gils, Laura M.
Slot, Dagmar E.
Van der Sluijs, Eveline
Hennequin‐Hoenderdos, Nienke L.
Van der Weijden, Fridus (GA)
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Slot, Dagmar E.
Van der Sluijs, Eveline
Hennequin‐Hoenderdos, Nienke L.
Van der Weijden, Fridus (GA)
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description OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this observational study was to investigate the relationship between tongue coating (thickness [Tc] and surface discoloration [Td]) and gender, plaque, gingivitis (bleeding on marginal probing [BOMP] and bleeding on pocket probing [BOPP]) and tongue cleaning behaviour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 336 participants were screened for this cross‐sectional study, from which 268 (150 male, 118 female) were found to be eligible. Aspects of tongue coating were visually assessed. Additionally, BOMP, BOPP and the plaque index (PI) were scored. To ascertain the tongue cleaning behaviour, the Oral Hygiene Behavior questionnaire was used. RESULTS: Most tongue coating was found at the posterior sections of the tongue surface. A thin coating and white discoloration were most prevalent as highest score for both males (92.7%) and females (87.4%), as well as white discoloration for the whole group of participants (50.2%). A gender difference was observed for TC and Td (P < .001). Analysis did not reveal a relationship between Tc and PI and between Td and PI. Also, no relation was detected between tongue cleaning behaviour and Tc or Td. However, tongue cleaning was associated with lower BOMP and BOPP scores. CONCLUSION: BOMP, BOPP or PI score did not appear to be linked to Tc and Td. A significant gender difference was found for Tc and Td. Self‐reported tongue cleaning behaviour was associated with slightly lower BOMP and BOPP scores.
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spelling pubmed-70041672020-02-11 Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults Van Gils, Laura M. Slot, Dagmar E. Van der Sluijs, Eveline Hennequin‐Hoenderdos, Nienke L. Van der Weijden, Fridus (GA) Int J Dent Hyg Original Articles OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this observational study was to investigate the relationship between tongue coating (thickness [Tc] and surface discoloration [Td]) and gender, plaque, gingivitis (bleeding on marginal probing [BOMP] and bleeding on pocket probing [BOPP]) and tongue cleaning behaviour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 336 participants were screened for this cross‐sectional study, from which 268 (150 male, 118 female) were found to be eligible. Aspects of tongue coating were visually assessed. Additionally, BOMP, BOPP and the plaque index (PI) were scored. To ascertain the tongue cleaning behaviour, the Oral Hygiene Behavior questionnaire was used. RESULTS: Most tongue coating was found at the posterior sections of the tongue surface. A thin coating and white discoloration were most prevalent as highest score for both males (92.7%) and females (87.4%), as well as white discoloration for the whole group of participants (50.2%). A gender difference was observed for TC and Td (P < .001). Analysis did not reveal a relationship between Tc and PI and between Td and PI. Also, no relation was detected between tongue cleaning behaviour and Tc or Td. However, tongue cleaning was associated with lower BOMP and BOPP scores. CONCLUSION: BOMP, BOPP or PI score did not appear to be linked to Tc and Td. A significant gender difference was found for Tc and Td. Self‐reported tongue cleaning behaviour was associated with slightly lower BOMP and BOPP scores. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-10-10 2020-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7004167/ /pubmed/31309703 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/idh.12416 Text en © 2019 The Authors. International Journal of Dental Hygiene published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Van Gils, Laura M.
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Van der Sluijs, Eveline
Hennequin‐Hoenderdos, Nienke L.
Van der Weijden, Fridus (GA)
Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title_full Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title_fullStr Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title_full_unstemmed Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title_short Tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
title_sort tongue coating in relationship to gender, plaque, gingivitis and tongue cleaning behaviour in systemically healthy young adults
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/idh.12416
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