Oral health behaviour and lifestyle factors among overweight young adults in Europe:a cross-sectional questionnaire study [PDF]
Healthcare, 2016 Being overweight is a risk factor for many chronic diseases including oral diseases. Our aim was to study the associations between oral health behavior, lifestyle factors and being overweight among young European adults, 2011–2012.
Bouchard, P +8 more
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BMC Oral HealthBackground Direct and indirect associations have been identified among health literacy, health behavior, and health status. Thus, we aimed to investigate the influence of oral health literacy and behaviors in parents on their children's oral health ...
Kan Wu +4 more
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Oral Health Knowledge, Self-Assessed Oral Health Behavior, and Oral Hygiene Practices among the Adult General Population in Croatia. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2023 Objectives: Emphasizing the significance of optimal oral health for enhancing overall well-being, this study aimed to investigate oral health knowledge, self-assessed oral health behaviors, and oral hygiene practices within the Croatian general ...
Tadin A, Badrov M.
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Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2015 Background: The behavior of oral health providers toward their own oral health reflects their understanding of the importance of preventive dental procedures and of improving the oral health of their target population.
Afsheen Lalani +5 more
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Oral hygiene and oral health behavior, periodontal complaints and oral health-related quality of life in pregnant women. [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2022 Objectives This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study aimed in the evaluation of oral hygiene and oral health behavior, periodontal complaints and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in pregnant women in southwest-Saxony, Germany.
Schröter U +3 more
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An educational intervention using the health belief model for improvement of oral health behavior in grade-schoolers: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2022 Oral health problems especially dental caries are common in school children, and education programs may help to prevent these conditions. The aim of current study was to examine the effects of an educational program based on a Health Belief Model (HBM ...
Sanaeinasab H +6 more
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Dental Caries, Oral Health Behavior, and Living Conditions in 6-8-Year-Old Romanian School Children. [PDF]
Children (Basel), 2022 Dental caries still have a high prevalence in Romania. The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence of caries in children (aged 6 to 8 years) correlated with individual-level predictors and socio-economic variables.
Dumitrescu R +11 more
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Effect of sense of coherence on oral health behavior and status: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
J Educ Health Promot, 2021 The sense of coherence (SOC) is defined as a personal orientation to life. People with higher SOC are better at dealing with stressful situations, psychological stress, and problems and are more able to manage them, leading to better general health.
Poursalehi R, Najimi A, Tahani B.
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Development and validation of the Oral health behavior questionnaire for adolescents based on the health belief model (OHBQAHBM). [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Oral health belief is a prerequisite of changing oral health behaviors especially during adolescence. However, there is a paucity of well-established questionnaire for use among adolescents.
Xiang B +4 more
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Correlation of Caries Prevalence, Oral Health Behavior and Sweets Nutritional Habits among 10 to 19-Year-Old Cluj-Napoca Romanian Adolescents. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Background and objectives: The primary oral disease during adolescence is dental caries. Less is known about the caries prevalence, oral health behavior, and sweets nutritional habits in Romanian adolescents. The objective of this study was to assess the
Tudoroniu C +4 more
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