STUDY REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF LIFESTYLE ON THE ORAL HYGIENE OF DENTAL STUDENTS

Aim of the study: determining the attitude of dental students towards their own oral hygiene. Materials and methods: in order to determine the predominance of tooth decay, the CAO-D index was used. To evaluate the sanogenous behavior of students, the Hiroshima questionnaire was used. Results and dis...

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Published inRomanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 159 - 164
Main Authors Adina Oana Armencia, Ahmed Ali Saleh Obeyah, Carmen Stela Hanganu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation 01.11.2018
Subjects
CAO indicator
Hiroshima questionnaire
oral health
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Summary:Aim of the study: determining the attitude of dental students towards their own oral hygiene. Materials and methods: in order to determine the predominance of tooth decay, the CAO-D index was used. To evaluate the sanogenous behavior of students, the Hiroshima questionnaire was used. Results and discussions: the study shows a CAO-D bigger than 8 in 72% of the students, 22% of the participant subjects have a CAO-D between 5 and 8, whereas 12.8% of them show less tooth decays than the usual range. Filling in the Hiroshima questionnaire revealed a variation between 1.01 and 3.07 of the HU-DBI score. Conclusion: Student’s behavior reflects the attendance rate at the courses of preventive dentistry, behavioral sciences and oral hygiene.
ISSN:2066-7000
2601-4661