The oral health behavior of Palacky university students

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The oral health behavior of Palacky university students

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Introduction: Two major factors have been found to shape attitudes and health behaviors: one is learned experience and the other is culturally determined attitudes. Materials and methods: 200 students were chosen randomly from every faculty at Palacky university. 1800Anonymous questionnaires on oral health behavior were delivered at 9 faculties. The data were processed and analyzed usingsoftware IBM SPSS Statistics 22 statistical package. Chi-square test was used. Results: 72.6 % of students brush their teeth 2x a day, 53.3% do not use interdental floss when cleaning their teeth,55.5 % do not use interdental brushes in their oral hygiene practices,41.8% change their toothbrushes after 2 to 3 months of use.Colgate is the most popular toothpaste (37% of total), 38.7% do not use any kind of mouthwashes,Listerine is the most popular mouthwash used (41.8% of total), 57.9% visit their dentist for preventive check-ups 2x a year,Female students have better oral hygiene attitudes compared to male students. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, the oral health behavior of students at Palacky University is acceptable, except for the interdental hygiene practices.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The oral health behavior of Palacky university students

Popis výsledku anglicky

Introduction: Two major factors have been found to shape attitudes and health behaviors: one is learned experience and the other is culturally determined attitudes. Materials and methods: 200 students were chosen randomly from every faculty at Palacky university. 1800Anonymous questionnaires on oral health behavior were delivered at 9 faculties. The data were processed and analyzed usingsoftware IBM SPSS Statistics 22 statistical package. Chi-square test was used. Results: 72.6 % of students brush their teeth 2x a day, 53.3% do not use interdental floss when cleaning their teeth,55.5 % do not use interdental brushes in their oral hygiene practices,41.8% change their toothbrushes after 2 to 3 months of use.Colgate is the most popular toothpaste (37% of total), 38.7% do not use any kind of mouthwashes,Listerine is the most popular mouthwash used (41.8% of total), 57.9% visit their dentist for preventive check-ups 2x a year,Female students have better oral hygiene attitudes compared to male students. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, the oral health behavior of students at Palacky University is acceptable, except for the interdental hygiene practices.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

FF - ORL, oftalmologie, stomatologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences

ISSN

2279-0861

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

14

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

9

Stát vydavatele periodika

IN - Indická republika

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

26-32

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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