Oral Health and Oral Health Behavior as Risk Factors for Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Kyung Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Behavior

Early Childhood Caries and Risk Factors in Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen Hoang Thi Nguyen ◽  
Masayuki Ueno ◽  
Takashi Zaitsu ◽  
Toai Nguyen ◽  
Yoko Kawaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Dental Examination ◽  
Long Time

Objective: To investigate caries prevalence and examine its relationship with socioeconomic status and oral health behavior of Vietnamese kindergarten children. Study design: The study was carried out on 1,028 children aged 2–5 years in six kindergartens in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. Information about socioeconomics and oral health behaviors was collected through a self-administered questionnaire, and oral health status by clinical dental examination. Results: Clinical dental examination found that overall caries prevalence and mean dmft were 89.1% and 9.32. Caries prevalence and mean dmft increased greatly from two years to three years old, and gradually developed from three years to five years old. A logistic regression revealed that caries had an inverse relationship with mothers' educational level and a positive relationship with the habit of retaining food in the mouth for a long time in two-year-old children. Prolonged breastfeeding, more frequent sweets consumption, no thumb sucking habit, and higher modified debris index score were the risk factors for caries among three-to-five-year-old children. Conclusions: This study indicated a high prevalence of caries and related risk factors such as low mother's educational level and inappropriate oral health behavior among kindergarten children in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Pathways Through Which Health Literacy Is Linked to Parental Oral Health Behavior in an American Indian Tribe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela G Brega ◽  
Rachel L Johnson ◽  
Sarah J Schmiege ◽  
Anne R Wilson ◽  
Luohua Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Efficacy Estimate

Abstract Background Health literacy (HL) is the “ability to find, understand, evaluate and put information to use to improve decision making and, ultimately, improve health and quality of life.” Parents with limited HL are less likely to follow recommended parental oral health behaviors. Purpose We tested a theoretical framework designed to clarify mechanisms through which HL may influence parental oral health behavior. The framework proposed that HL: (a) has a direct effect on parental oral health knowledge, beliefs (i.e. self-efficacy; perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers), and behavior; (b) influences beliefs indirectly through knowledge; and (c) influences behavior indirectly through knowledge and beliefs. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from a randomized controlled trial designed to reduce dental decay in American Indian children (N = 521). Parents completed survey questions assessing sociodemographic characteristics, HL, and parental oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behavior. Path analysis was used to test the framework. Results HL exerted significant direct effects on knowledge and beliefs but not behavior. HL had significant indirect effects on all beliefs through knowledge. Significant indirect effects of HL on behavior occurred through self-efficacy (estimate: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.42, 1.83, p = .005), perceived barriers (estimate: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.29, 1.43, p = .010), knowledge to self-efficacy (estimate: 0.57, 95% CI: .31, 0.98, p = .001), and knowledge to perceived barriers (estimate: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.47, p = .012). Conclusions HL exerted an indirect effect on parental oral health behavior, with knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived barriers being the primary constructs linking HL to behavior.

Dental caries, fluorosis, and oral health behavior of children from Herat, Afghanistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falk Schwendicke ◽  
Ferhat Doost ◽  
Werner Hopfenmüller ◽  
Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel ◽  
Sebastian Paris
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Behavior

Oral Health Behavior and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kobayashi ◽  
K. Niu ◽  
L. Guan ◽  
H. Momma ◽  
H. Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Behavior

scholarly journals Oral health behavior and attitudes among students of health and non-health oriented studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Suada Branković ◽  
Seila Cilovic-Lagarija ◽  
Aida Pilav ◽  
Adisa Peštek-Ahmetagić ◽  
Mediha Selimović-Dragaš ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Dental Attendance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Studies ◽  
Inadequate Nutrition

Introduction: Unhealthy behavior such as neglecting to brush and floss, using tobacco and alcohol, and inadequate nutrition can adversely affect dental health. The frequency of dental visits is also of great importance in the early detection of different oral disorders. Our aim was to assess oral health behavior and attitudes among students of the 1st year of  two health and non-health oriented studies of University of Sarajevo. Methods: We included 119 students of the 1st year of Faculty of Health Studies and 108 students of the 1st year of Faculty of Architecture of the University of Sarajevo. A self-administered questionnaire was used, comprising demographic data, data on oral hygiene habits, dental attendance pattern, a number of extracted teeth as well as problems with the appearance, comfort, and social life due to teeth problems. Results: Faculty of Architecture students significantly more often visit their dentist (χ2 = 24.174, df = 5, p = 0.00). Faculty of Health Studies students have significantly more extracted teeth (χ2 = 35.54, df = 4, p = 0.001). Dental health habits were significantly better at the students Faculty of Architecture (χ2 = 16.391, df = 2, p = 0.001). No significant difference between the groups about about avoiding encounters due to teeth and dentures problems. Conclusion: Oral health related attitudes may be better in students of non-health oriented studies, however, these results have to be confirmed by more investigations and larger studies.

scholarly journals Oral health behavior of children and guardians’ beliefs about children’s dental caries in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0211257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somphone Phanthavong ◽  
Daisuke Nonaka ◽  
Thongsavanh Phonaphone ◽  
Kyoko Kanda ◽  
Phouphachanh Sombouaphan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic
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