Hábitos de higiene bucal e fatores sociodemográficos em adolescentes
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2007
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Objective: To investigate the oral hygiene
habits of Brazilian adolescents and their
relation with gender and socioeconomic
status. Methods: Secondary data analyzed
were from a cross-sectional study using
self-completion questionnaires among 664
15-year-old schoolchildren randomly selected
from public and private schools and
their mothers, in Goiânia-GO, Brazil. Results:
51.8% of the sample comprised girls
and 48.2% boys; 48.9% were from a high
social class and 51.1% from a low social
class. All adolescents said they cleaned
their teeth. The main reasons were related
to health (73.5%) and cleanliness (40.2%).
Reasons varied by gender (p<0.001) and
socioeconomic status (p<0.05). Most adolescents
said they brushed their teeth three
times or more a day (77.7%). The most
common oral hygiene aids were toothbrush
(97.6%), toothpaste (90.5%) and dental
floss (69.1%). Females brushed their
teeth with higher frequency than males
(p=0.001). Main brushing times were after
lunch (80.3%), before breakfast (73.5%) and
before going to sleep (62.5%). Most adolescents
(82.7%) said they did not need to
be reminded to brush. Significantly, more
males than females said they needed to be
reminded (p=0.017). Mothers were the
main person to remind them to brush
(66.1%) and the person who gave them
their first instructions on the importance
of teeth cleaning (81.3%). Conclusions:
Brazilian adolescents reported appropriate
hygiene habits. Habits were influenced by
gender and socioeconomic status.
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Hábitos, Nível socioeconômico, Adolescentes, Sexo, Higiene bucal, Habits, Oral hygiene, Socioeconomic status, Adolescents, Sex
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FREIRE, Maria do Carmo Matias; SHEIHAM, Aubrey; BINO, Yedda Avelino. Hábitos de higiene bucal e fatores sociodemográficos em adolescentes. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, v. 10, n. 4, p. 606-614, 2007.