Dental health behaviour in relation to caries status among medical and dental undergraduate students of Udaipur district, India
Dental health behaviour in relation to caries status among medical and dental undergraduate students of Udaipur district, India
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1601-5037.2008.00346.x
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发表时间：
2010-05-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Kulkarni, S.
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作者：
Kumar, S.;Motwani, K.;Kulkarni, S.
目的：比较口腔医学生与口腔医学生的龋病状况和口腔卫生行为，评价口腔卫生行为对龋病状况的影响。研究方法：采用问卷调查的方法，对调查对象的龋病知识、态度和行为进行沿着调查，并结合临床检查评估龋病状况。本研究共招募了403名印度乌代布尔地区拉贾斯坦邦健康科学大学的牙科和医学学生。结果：56.4%的牙科学生每天刷牙两次，而医学生为38.5%。男性和女性的牙齿流的平均腐烂成分之间没有显着差异，而在医学科目中，男性比女性有更高的腐烂得分（P = 0.012）。牙科学生的平均行为得分（19.38）大于医学生（18.34）。此外，医学生提出了更高的蛀牙，缺失和填补牙齿（DMFT）的得分（1.96）比牙科学生（1.16）。有饭后刷牙习惯的受试者的DMFT评分（1.4）低于每天刷牙一次的受试者（1.64）。逐步线性回归分析显示，教育课程和最终的行为评分是最好的预测DMFT状态。结论：本研究显示口腔卫生行为与口腔医学生之龋齿状况有显著差异，且口腔卫生行为对龋齿状况有显著影响。
Objective: To compare the caries status and oral hygiene behaviour of dental and medical students and to assess the influence of oral hygiene behaviour on the caries status. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour along with clinical examination to asses the caries status. A total of 403 dental and medical students enrolled with Rajasthan University of Health Sciences of Udaipur district, India were recruited in the study. Results: 56.4% of dental students brushed their teeth twice daily compared to 38.5% of medical students. There was no significant difference between the mean decayed components of males and females of dental stream, whereas among medical subjects, males had a higher decayed score than females (P = 0.012). The mean behaviour score obtained by dental students (19.38) was greater than that of medical students (18.34). Moreover, medical students presented a higher decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) score (1.96) than dental students (1.16). Subjects who had a habit of brushing after every meal showed lower DMFT score (1.4) than those who brushed only once a day (1.64). Step-wise linear regression analysis revealed that course of education and final behaviour score were the best predictors for the DMFT status. Conclusion: This study revealed significant differences between the oral hygiene behaviour and caries status of dental and medical students; furthermore, caries status was significantly influenced by the oral hygiene behaviour.