However, no data is available for the adolescents in Shandong province. These studies provided evidence and reference for designing oral health prevention strategies.
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Hence, some studies have started to pay more attention on the association of age, sex, region, socioeconomic conditions, personal and professional dental care, oral hygiene behaviours, and dental anxiety with dental caries, gingivitis and oral health-related quality of life in adolescents. At the early stage of permanent dentition, if the associated factors are not evaluated, and the intervention measures are not implemented in time to correct poor habits, these irreversible oral problems will affect the life of the teeth and even the person's general quality of life. Poor oral hygiene is closely associated with dental caries and gingival inflammation. Importantly, the oral habits and ideology formed by adolescents are related to their current and future oral health. In other words, understanding and controlling the oral diseases associated factors during this period would help adolescents better maintain their oral health.Ĭompared to early childhood caries, limited data are available on the assessment of oral health status in the adolescents aged 12–15. Hence, it is really important to develop good oral hygiene behaviours and lifestyle habits to improve oral health condition during this period. This unfavorable oral condition would make some negative effects on the lifespan of permanent dentition. Data shows that 38.5–44.4% of adolescents in China have dental caries, while 61% and 67.3% of adolescents have gingival bleeding and calculus respectively. The adolescents aged 12–15 are in the early stages of permanent dentition. Hence, prevention-oriented dental visits and oral hygiene training are strongly recommended to improve oral health status.ĭental caries and gingivitis are the most prevalent oral diseases and bring a huge economic burden. Brushing behaviour is associated with gingivitis, while dental visits and toothaches are associated with caries. ConclusionĬompared to caries, worse gingival condition was more prevalent among adolescents in Shandong province. A low-frequency of brushing, high sugar consumption and no flossing were more associated with calculus formation and gingival bleeding ( P < 0.008). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that there was an association between dental caries and toothaches, dental visits and sleeping troubles caused by oral problems ( P < 0.024).
Of these, 39.9% of the participants experienced caries, and 81.7% and 31.3% had calculus and bleeding gingival, respectively.
In total, 3868 students (50.2% males) were enrolled. Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to investigate the oral diseases associated factors. Information including the sociodemographic, oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices were collected through the questionnaire. Caries and gingival status were assessed following the World Health Organisation diagnostic criteria. MethodsĪdolescents aged 12–15-years in Shandong province were recruited.
We aimed to analyse the oral health status of adolescents in Shandong province, including dental caries and gingivitis, and their associated factors.
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