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Social predictors of oral hygiene status in school children from suburban Nigeria [PDF]

Brazilian Oral Research, 2019
Oral hygiene, which is measured by the status of plaque-free tooth surfaces, is essential for the promotion of oral health. This study aimed to determine the social predictors of good oral hygiene for children in a suburban population in Nigeria.
Titus Ayodele Oyedele, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Nneka Maureen Chukwumah, Nneka Kate Onyejaka   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparative evaluation of oral hygiene status by using oral hygiene index, simplified oral hygiene index, and modified oral hygiene index: Revalidation of modified oral hygiene index

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Background: Good oral hygiene is a critical component of overall oral health. Various methods have developed over time to assess oral hygiene status.
Subhash Garg, Sumbul Nasir
doaj   +4 more sources

The Effects of Gamification and Oral Self-Care on Oral Hygiene in Children: Systematic Search in App Stores and Evaluation of Apps

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020
BackgroundPoor oral hygiene is a great public health problem worldwide. Oral health care education is a public health priority as the maintenance of oral hygiene is integral to overall health.
Fijačko, Nino, Gosak, Lucija, Cilar, Leona, Novšak, Alenka, Creber, Ruth Masterson, Skok, Pavel, Štiglic, Gregor   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Association between water, sanitation, general hygiene and oral hygiene practices of street-involved young people in Southwest Nigeria

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Oral hygiene practices can be linked to personal hygiene practices, including access to water and other sanitation facilities. The objective of the study was to determine if there is an association between oral hygiene practices and water and ...
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Mary O. Obiyan, Atinuke O. Olaleye   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The impact of diet and oral hygiene on dental caries among Turkish children: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yesildemir O, Ozay Sekendiz M, Ağagündüz D, Budán F.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of Health Education on Dietary Habits and Oral Hygiene Practices: An Interventional Study. [PDF]

Cureus
Ravindra S, Kolkar F, Hegde S, Krishnamurthy A.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016
Fang Hua, Huixu Xie, Helen V Worthington, Susan Furness, Qi Zhang, Chunjie Li   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Oral hygiene practices and factors influencing the choice of oral hygiene materials among undergraduates in selected universities in Osun State, Nigeria

Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research, 2022
Introduction and objective Oral health is a crucial part of general health and wellbeing to be maintained throughout a life, and the oral health status is usually determined by the level of oral hygiene practices.
Taiwo Omotayo Dosumu, Abisola Betiku, Grace Ademuyiwa, Oluwaseyi Olabisi, Temitayo Adebisi, Rahmat Oyekale   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hand and Oral Hygiene Practices of South Korean Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question How have the long-term trends of hand and oral hygiene among Korean adolescents changed since the COVID-19 outbreak? Findings This cross-sectional study of 963 644 Korean adolescents from 2008 to 2022 found an immediate improvement in
Jiyeon Oh, Myeongcheol Lee, Hojae Lee, Hwi-won Yang, Jaeyu Park, M. Rahmati, Ai Koyanagi, Lee Smith, G. Fond, Laurent Boyer, Min Seo Kim, Seung Won Lee, G. F. López Sánchez, E. Dragioti, Ho Geol Woo, D. Yon   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Children Caries Risk Factors: A Narrative Review of Nutritional Aspects, Oral Hygiene Habits, and Bacterial Alterations

Children, 2022
Dental caries is one of the most common diseases—both in adults and children—that occurs due to the demineralization of enamel and dentine by the organic acids formed from bacteria present in dental plaques through anaerobic metabolism of dietary sugars.
A. Butera, Carolina Maiorani, Annalaura Morandini, Manuela Simonini, Stefania Morittu, Julia Trombini, A. Scribante   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source