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Relationship between oral hygiene knowledge, source of oral hygiene knowledge and oral hygiene behavior in Japanese university students: A prospective cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to examine whether oral hygiene knowledge, and the source of that knowledge, affect oral hygiene behavior in university students in Japan.
Daiki Fukuhara, Daisuke Ekuni, Kota Kataoka, Ayano Taniguchi-Tabata, Yoko Uchida-Fukuhara, Naoki Toyama, Toshiki Yoneda, Yoshio Sugiura, Md Monirul Islam, Hikari Saho, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, Manabu Morita   +11 more
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Factors Affecting Oral Hygiene Behavior in 9-12-Year-Old Children Based on Data from Fars Birth Cohort Study [PDF]

International Journal of School Health
Background: Several factors may influence oral hygiene behavior, which is essential for oral health and well-being in children. This study aimed to investigate the factors that contribute to the oral hygiene behaviors in children, especially mothers ...
Mohsen Sharif Zadeh Ardakani, Sulmaz Ghahramani, Seyed Taghi Heidari, Maryam Bakhtiar, Parissa Sadat Ghoreishi, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani   +5 more
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Portrayal of oral hygiene and risk behaviours in animated movies

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2023
BackgroundBehaviours depicted in movies and TV shows can significantly affect one's behaviour. Children are particularly susceptible to these effects as their habits are still forming.
George Kitsaras, Michaela Goodwin
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Socioeconomic-related inequalities in oral hygiene behaviors: a cross-sectional analysis of the PERSIAN cohort study

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Socioeconomic-related inequality in oral hygiene behaviors in Iran is poorly understood. This study aims to measure and decompose socioeconomic-related inequalities in oral hygiene behaviors among middle-aged and elderly adults in Iran. A cross-sectional
M. Soofi, Y. Pasdar, B. Karami Matin, B. Hamzeh, S. Rezaei, Ali Kazemi Karyani, Mehdi Moradi Nazar, Shahin Soltani, M. Hajizadeh, Yahya Salimi, A. Zangeneh, H. Poustchi, M. Sharafkhah, A. Haghdoust, Mahboobeh Shirzad Ahoodashti, Vahid Mohammadkarimi, J. Aghazadeh-Attari, F. Mansour-Ghanaei, A. Yazdanbod, E. Eftekhar, Z. Rahimi, E. Bahramali, A. Moslem, A. Jamalizadeh, F. Ardakani, Mehdi Zanganeh, A. Ahmadi, A. Ostadrahimi, F. Tohidinezhad, Salar Rahimi Kazerooni, F. Najafi   +30 more
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Oral hygiene

Learning Disability Practice, 2014
Objective: To observe the status of oral hygiene and its association with otherfactors in patients visiting Hamdard University Dental Hospital. Study Design: It was adescriptive type of study. Place and Duration of study: The study was carried out at HamdardUniversity Dental Hospital, Karachi. Total duration of this study was one year.
Mehmood Hussain, Syed Imran Hasan, Moin Khan, Amna Arsalan, Shajia Tabassum   +4 more
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Evaluation of Oral Hygiene in Patients with Generalized Periodontitis of II Degree and Stage II Hypertension

Galician Medical Journal, 2016
Generalized periodontitis is the most common form of periodontal pathology, especially in the second half of life. Nowadays, the problem of periodontal disease is relevant due to its high prevalence, tendency to progression, multifaceted influence on the
Tetiana Vivcharenko, Mykola Rozhko
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Challenges in Oral Hygiene and Oral Health Policy

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2020
Oral health is indivisible from general health and well-being. Oral diseases are prevalent worldwide and significantly burden global economies and people’s health, considerably reducing the quality of life of those affected.
D. Duangthip, C. Chu
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Effectiveness of Ultrasonic and Manual Instrumentation in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: Are Additional Therapies More Effective? A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences
Nonsurgical periodontal therapy aims to remove supragingival and subgingival biofilm to restore periodontal health. This systematic review aims to assess the clinical effectiveness of manual and/or ultrasonic instruments and to determine whether other ...
Silvia Sabatini, Carolina Maiorani, Jessica Bassignani, Silvia Cotellessa, Giuseppe Di Trani, Elisa Fulgenzi, Roberta Iacono, Ilaria Mercogliano, Andrea Butera   +8 more
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Using traditional rhyme (folk song) as a tool for oral hygiene promotion (UTRATOHP) among children in rural communities in Nigeria: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundMost oral diseases are caused by poor oral hygiene, and with adequate oral hygiene measures, they are easily preventable. The use of folk songs to deliver oral health education may likely hold a huge potential for success and an increased ...
Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Urenna Karen Emenyonu, Ejiro Idiga, Olubunmi Oluseun Oni, Olabode Adeyemi Ijarogbe, Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh, Folake Barakat Lawal, Tolulope Olusola Owoaje, Olushola Ibiyemi   +8 more
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Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
BACKGROUND Periodontal (gum) disease and dental caries (tooth decay) are the most common causes of tooth loss; dental plaque plays a major role in the development of these diseases.
C. Waldron, J. Nunn, C. Mac Giolla Phadraig, C. Comiskey, S. Guerin, M. V. Van Harten, E. Donnelly-Swift, M. Clarke   +7 more
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