Chindia M L, Valderhaug J, Ng'ang'a P M
Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 1992 Jun;69(6):337-40.
The purpose of this study was to determine the oral health habits and periodontal health among a group of university students in Kenya. The study comprised 243 randomly selected first year students, mean age 23 years, at the University of Nairobi. Questionnaire response showed that 39% of the participants had visited a dentist before, mainly for extraction. Sixteen per cent said they visited a dentist at least once a year and 96% said they brushed daily. Clinical examination was done in a room with natural daylight using the WHO criteria. Plaque was visible on 35% of the surfaces. 11% of gingival sites examined bled on probing. Only one participant had pocket depth greater than or equal to 4 mm. Supra- and sub-gingival calculus was recorded at 18% of index tooth surfaces. The study will be considered as a baseline for later studies on oral health trends in similar populations.
本研究的目的是确定肯尼亚一组大学生的口腔健康习惯和牙周健康状况。该研究包括在内罗毕大学随机挑选的243名一年级学生，平均年龄23岁。问卷调查结果显示，39%的参与者之前看过牙医，主要是为了拔牙。16%的人表示他们每年至少看一次牙医，96%的人表示他们每天刷牙。临床检查在有自然采光的房间内按照世界卫生组织标准进行。35%的牙面可见牙菌斑。11%的被检查牙龈部位探诊出血。只有一名参与者的牙周袋深度大于或等于4毫米。在18%的指数牙牙面上记录有龈上和龈下牙石。该研究将被视为类似人群口腔健康趋势后续研究的基线。
