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Socio-economic and lifestyle factors in relation to priority of dental care in a Swedish adolescent population.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences.
2010 (English)In: Swedish Dental Journal, ISSN 0347-9994, Vol. 34, no 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this epidemiological survey was to describe and analyze oral health habits and life-style factors in relation to the priority of regular dental care in 19-year-old individuals with specific reference to gender, residential area and socio-economic grouping. The data were generated from a randomized sample of 758 (63%) individuals in three residential areas in Western Sweden (two rural, one urban) who answered a set of questionnaires prior to a dental examination. The analysis revealed that males had significantly less favourable oral health habits than females. Forty-one % of the males and 30% of the females did not plan regular dental visits after the age of 20 when they will be charged for the care (p = 0.002). There were no statistically significant differences in oral health habits and dental care priorities with regard to residential areas and socio-economic groups. In a multivariate model, three significant factors for the probability of "not planning for future regular dental visits" were identified: toothbrushing less than twice daily (OR 1.94; 95% CI 1.28-2.94), smoking (OR 1.68; 95% CI 1.10-2.56) and male gender (OR 1.54; 95% CI 1.05-2.24). The findings emphasize the need for promotion of favourable oral health habits and smoking prevention among adolescents. There is also a need for dental personnel to recognize differences with regard to oral health-related attitudes and behaviours between males and females.

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2010. Vol. 34, no 2
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Dentistry
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Dental Hygiene
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-40590ISI: 000280425600005PubMedID: 20701217OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-40590DiVA, id: diva2:905356
Available from: 2016-02-22 Created: 2016-02-22 Last updated: 2017-12-07Bibliographically approved

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