Knowledge of dental health and diseases among dental patients, a multicentre study in Saudi Arabia.
Knowledge of dental health and diseases among dental patients, a multicentre study in Saudi Arabia.
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沙特阿拉伯的一项多中心研究，了解牙科患者的牙齿健康和疾病知识。
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2000
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N. Felembam
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K. Almas;A. Albaker;N. Felembam
本研究的目的是评估牙科患者对牙齿健康和疾病的知识。调查问卷包括三组问题，1-牙齿状况的一般知识，2-预防和治疗牙齿疾病的替代方法的使用，3-对个人口腔健康的认识。在4个不同地区的6个城市（即麦加、利雅得、塔布克、吉赞）分发了600份问卷。367名应答者（应答率61%），其中男性233名（63.5%），女性134名（36.5%），年龄范围11-70岁（平均30 ± 11.9岁）。资料以SPSS9.0统计软件进行统计分析，结果以频数分布表示。99%的男性和96%的女性认为他们的牙齿是用来咀嚼食物的，97%的男性和96%的女性知道碳水化合物摄入量增加和口腔卫生不良与蛀牙有关，89%的男性和96%的女性使用牙刷和牙膏来预防牙齿疾病，75%的男性和66%的女性经常使用miswak（咀嚼棒）。67%的男性和59%的女性去看牙医，只是因为疼痛。46%的受试者在餐后使用美世美世，只有14%的受试者在牙齿的舌面和腭面使用美世，而38%的受试者使用甘草作为牙痛的补救措施，25.6%的受试者使用生理盐水和10%的受试者使用柠檬漂白牙齿。15%的人认为蜂蜜对口腔健康很重要。在个人口腔健康方面，35%有牙龈疼痛，36.8%有口臭，28%有牙齿过敏，近50%每天使用牙刷两次，42%有牙龈出血。值得注意的是，男性受试者对牙齿健康和疾病状况的知识和意识更好，在未来的调查中需要解决饮食习惯和口腔卫生方法。有需要为女性受试者提供更多的健康教育，以改善她们的口腔健康。
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of dental patients about dental health and diseases. A questionnaire was developed with three sets of questions, 1-general knowledge of dental conditions, 2-use of alternate methods in prevention and treatment of dental diseases, 3-awareness about personal oral health. Six hundred questionnaires were distributed in 6 cities from 4 different regions (i.e. Makkah, Riyadh, Tabuk, Gizan). 367 respondents (61% response rate) constituted 233 (63.5%) male and 134 (36.5%) female with the age range 11-70 years (mean 30 +/- 11.9). The data were analyzed by SPSS version 9.0 and results presented in frequency distributions. 99% male and 96% female considered their teeth for chewing food, 97% male and 96% female knew that increased carbohydrate intake and poor oral hygiene are related to tooth decay, 89% male and 96% female used toothbrush and paste to prevent dental diseases and 75% male and 66% female were regular user of miswak (chewing sticks.) 67% male and 59% female visit dentist, only in pain. 46% used miswak after their meals, only 14% of the subjects used miswak on their lingual and palatal surfaces of teeth, while 38% of the subjects used clove as remedy for toothache, 25.6% used saline and 10% used lemon for bleaching their teeth. 15% considered honey important for their good oral health. Regarding personal oral health, 35% had pain in gums, 36.8% were with bad breath, 28% had tooth hypersensitivity, and almost 50% used toothbrush twice daily while 42% had bleeding gums. It is important to note that knowledge and awareness about dental health and disease conditions are better in male subjects, dietary habits and oral hygiene methods need to be addressed in future investigations. There is a need to provide more health education to female subjects to improve their oral health.